Warri South

Warri South is a Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the city of Warri.

Warri South
LGA
Country Nigeria
StateDelta State
HeadquartersWarri
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

It has an important sea port in the country and is the commercial nerve centre of the state, With Dr. Tidi Michael as the current local government chairman. [1] The area is predominantly riverine with large expanses of mangrove forests and has a land area of approximately 1,520 square kilometres. It harbors many industrial establishments including all the major oil companies operating in Nigeria and it is home majorly to the Urhobo ethnic group and few Itsekiri people. [2]

It has an area of 633 kmĀ² and a population of 303,417 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 332.[3]

References

  1. "Warri South LG boss tasks firms on devt". Vanguard News. 2018-10-16. Retrieved 2020-03-19.
  2. http://www.deltastate.com.ng/Local-Government/warri-south-local-government.html
  3. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2009-10-20.

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