Aniocha North is a
Local Government Area
A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a federated state, state, province, division (politica ...
of
Delta State
Delta is a States of Nigeria, state in the South South (Nigeria), South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. Named after the Niger Delta—a large part of which is in the state—the state was formed from the former Bendel State, on 27 August 1 ...
,
Nigeria
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...
, with its headquarters in
Issele Uku. It comprises the subgroup of
Anioma
The Anioma people ('' /æˈniːɒmɑː/ ah-NEE-o-ma, US: /əˈniːɒmɑː/ uh-NEE-o-mah;'' ''Ndí Ániọ̀mà'') present day Delta State, Nigeria. The Anioma people encompass and are native to the nine northeastern Local Government Areas of ...
and towns. The
National Youth Service Corps
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) is a mandatory, post-tertiary scheme set up by the Nigerian government during the military regime of Head of State, Yakubu Gowon, to "reconstruct, reconcile and rebuild the country after the Nigerian ...
(NYSC) permanent orientation camp for Delta state is located at Issele Ukwu town.
It has a land area of 406.00 km (40,600 hectares or 156.76 sq mi), with an alititude of 259 m (850 ft) above mean-sea level. Aniocha North
Local Government Area
A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a federated state, state, province, division (politica ...
experiences the Tropical savanna climate based on the
Köppen's climate classification (Aw) and has a population of 104,711 according to the 2006 census.
The
postal code
A postal code (also known locally in various English-speaking countries throughout the world as a postcode, post code, PIN or ZIP Code) is a series of letters or numerical digit, digits or both, sometimes including spaces or punctuation, inclu ...
of the area is 320.
Cities, Towns and Communities
# Anioma
# Ezi
# Idumuje-Ugboko
#
Idumuje-Unor
# Idumuogo
# Isa-Ogwashi
# Issele-Azagba
#
Issele Uku, LGA headquarters
# Issele-Mkpitime.
# Obior
# Obomkpa
#
Onicha Olona
# Onicha-Ugbo
# Onicha-Uku (old name is Onicha-Ukwu)
# Ubulubu
# Ugboba
# Ugbodu
# Ugodor
# Ukwu-Nzu (also known as Eko-Efun)
References
Aniocha North Progressives
Local Government Areas in Delta State
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