Delta State

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Delta State State nickname: The Big Heart
Location
Statistics
Governor (List)	Emmanuel Uduaghan (PDP)
Date Created	27 August 1991
Capital	Asaba
Area	17,698 km² Ranked 23rd
Population 1991 Census 2005 estimate	Ranked 9th 2,570,181 4,710,214
ISO 3166-2	NG-DE

Delta State is a state in Nigeria, named for the Niger Delta. The state borders Edo State, Ondo State , Imo State,Rivers State, Anambra State and Bayelsa State. In the south west and south it has approximately 122 kilometres of coastline bounded by the Bight of Benin on the Atlantic ocean. Delta is an oil producing state of Nigeria situated in the region known as the Niger Delta. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the former World Bank Vice President, is from this state.

[edit] History

Delta State was carved out of the former Bendel State in 1991. The capital city is Asaba and Warri is largest city. Delta State's Governor is Emmanuel Uduaghan, a member of the People's Democratic Party.

[edit] Local Government Areas

Delta State is made up of twenty-five Local Government Areas. They are as follows:

Aniocha-North Aniocha-South Bomadi Burutu Ethiope-East Ethiope-West Ika-North Ika-South Isoko-North Isoko-South Ndokwa-East Ndokwa-West Okpe

Oshimili-North Oshimili-South Patani Sapele Udu Ughelli-North Ughelli-South Ukwuani Uvwie Warri-North Warri-South Warri-South-West

[edit] External links

• Delta State Government Homepage

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Coordinates: 5°30′N 6°00′E / 5.5, 6