Isoko North

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Isoko North
LGA
Country  Nigeria
State Delta State
Time zone WAT (UTC+1)

Isoko North is one of two Local Government Areas (LGA) in the Isoko region of Delta State, southern Nigeria  the other being Isoko South. The population of Isoko North was approximately 112,000 as of 2003. Its headquarters are in the town of Ozoro where the state polytechnic has one of its campus (The Ozoro Campus). The major towns in Isoko North are Ozoro, Owhelogbo, Otor Owhe, Oyede and Emevor. The people are mostly Christian and traditional worshippers. Isoko North contains oil producing regions, and is the location of some of the recent conflict in the Niger Delta.

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