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Aniocha South
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LGA
Map
Country Nigeria
StateDelta State
HeadquartersOgwashi Ukwu
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

Aniocha South is a Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Ogwashi Ukwu. The communities that make up the local government area are Adonte, Ashama, Egbudu-Akah, Ejeme-Aniogor, Ejeme-Unor, Ewulu, Isheagwu, Ogwashi Ukwu (comprising Olor, Igbudu), Nsukwa, Ubulu-Okiti, Ubulu Ukwu, Ubulu-Unor, Ukwu-Oba and Umute.

It has an area of 868 km2 and a population of 140,604 at the 2006 census. The major occupation of the citizens is farming with fishing coming next in Ewulu, Isheagwu and Ejeme Aniogor.

The area's agriculture includes oil palm plantations in Nsukwa, Ubulu Ukwu and Ashama; Rubber plantation in Egbudu-Akah, Animal Husbandry in Ubulu-Unor.

The area also have produced notable people including Chief T. O Obichie, Chief Joel Nzemeke Ilomechine (Odoziani 1 of Ashama), Isaac Ekene Ilomechine (Dir. ICT, DTGH - Son of Chief J.N Ilomechine), Raph Uwechue, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Austin Jay Jay Okocha, Late Chief C.N. Anumonwo (Iyase of Ogwashi Ukwu), Shirley Obichie, Peter Konyegwachie, Chief Van J Nwoko, Prof Okonjo, Mr A.O Iloka, Agbobu, Late Chief P.O.C. Ozieh, Chief G.N. Enujeko (Odoziani 1 of Ubulu-uno), Rev. Dr. Patrick Anwuzia, and Prof. Emma Osamor, Commissioner of Police Haz Iwendi.

The oldest reigning monarch in Africa and the whole world is from Aniocha-south, in the person of Obi Agbogidi Alfred Oloome Okolie, the first; the Obi of Egbudu-Akah. He was crowned on 12 February 1946.

Attractions are various festivals, the famous Ngozeg hotels, Adeke Restaurants, amongst others. The postal code of the area is 320.[1]

Cities, towns and communities

  1. Aba Unor
  2. Abo-Ogwashi
  3. Abugba
  4. Adonte
  5. Ani Ugbo
  6. Aniefume
  7. Anifekide
  8. Ashaba Ubulu-uno
  9. Ashama
  10. Azagba-Ogwashi
  11. Azamu
  12. Edo-Ogwashi
  13. Egbudu-Akah
  14. Ejeme
  15. Ejeme-Aniogor
  16. Ewulu
  17. Egbudu
  18. Isheagwu
  19. Isah-Ogwashi
  20. Nkpulu Camp
  21. Nsukwa
  22. Obi Adigwe
  23. Obi Anigala
  24. Obi Ashimili
  25. Obi Chukuji
  26. Obi Dugbo
  27. Obi Emenen
  28. Obi Nti
  29. Obi Okonkwo
  30. Obi Owodi
  31. Ogidi
  32. Ogwashi Ukwu, LGA headquarters
  33. Olodu-Ogwashi
  34. Olor
  35. Otulu-Ogwashi
  36. Ubulu-Okiti
  37. Ubulu Ukwu
  38. Ubulu-Uno
  39. Ukwu Oba
  40. Umudike
  41. Umute

References

  1. ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-20.


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