Ughelli South

Ughelli South is a Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria.^[1] It is made up of six Urhobo kingdoms namely: Ughievwen, Otor, Eghwu Arhavwarien, Effurun, 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.

Ughelli South
LGA
Coordinates: 5°20′N 5°57′E
Country	Nigeria
State	Delta State
Headquarters	Otu-Jeremi
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
Area code	333

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

• Ewu <https://www.facebook.com/legacy/notes/253717494820899/>
• Imode
• Egbo-Uhurie
• Ophorigbala
• Ekakpamre
• Otokutu
• Ekrejegbe
• Ekrokpe
• Eyara
• Oginibo
• Urhiephron
• Okwagbe
• Olomu

Notable individuals from Ughelli South

• Akpor Pius Ewherido^{[citation needed]}
• Francis E. Waive - Member of House of Representatives (Nigeria)^{[citation needed]}
• Kenneth Gbagi (1961-2024), Nigerian politician, industrialist and lawyer

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.