Official Name: | Aniocha North | ||||||
Settlement Type: | LGA | ||||||
Pushpin Map: | Nigeria | ||||||
Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||
Subdivision Name: | Nigeria | ||||||
Subdivision Type1: | State | ||||||
Subdivision Name1: | Delta State | ||||||
Seat Type: | Headquarters | ||||||
Seat: | Issele-Uku | ||||||
Unit Pref: | Imperial | ||||||
Population As Of: | 2006 | ||||||
Timezone: | WAT | ||||||
Utc Offset: | +1 | ||||||
Coordinates: | 6.35 0.483333333333333 | ||||||
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Blank Name Sec1: | National language | ||||||
Blank Info Sec1: | Igbo |
Aniocha North is a Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria, with its headquarters in Issele Ukwu. It comprises the Igbo subgroup of Anioma and towns. The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC)[1] 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 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 of the area is 320.[2]