Ughelli South
Coordinates: 5°20′N 5°57′E / 5.333°N 5.950°E / 5.333; 5.950
Country Nigeria
StateDelta State
HeadquartersOtu Jeremi
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
Area code333

Ughelli South is a Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria.[1] It is made up of six Urhobo kingdoms namely: Ughievwen, Arhavwarien, Effurun Otor, Eghwu, Okparabe and Olomu.[2] Otu Jeremi is the headquarters of Ughelli South LGA.[3] It is the fourth most populated local government in Delta State.

It had an area of 786 square kilometres (303 sq mi) and a population of 213,576 as of the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 333.[4]

Towns and villages

Notable individuals from Ughelli South

References

  1. Ovwigho, Bishop O.; Ifie, P. A. (2019). "Gender Disparity in Cassava Production in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State Nigeria" (PDF). {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. "Ughelli South". Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  3. "BREAKING: Result of suspected COVID-19 patient in Ughelli South is positive". Vanguard News. 2020-04-22. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  4. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2009-10-20.


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