Aniocha South

Aniocha South
LGA
Country	Nigeria
State	Delta State
Headquarters	Ogwashi Ukwu
Time zone	WAT (UTC+1)

Aniocha South is a Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Ogwashi Ukwu. The communities that make up the local government area are:

Adonte, Ashama, Egbudu-Akah, Ejeme-Aniogor, Ejeme-Unor, Ewulu, Isheagwu Ogwashi Ukwu(comprising Olor, Igbudu), Nsukwa, Ubulu-Okiti, Ubulu Ukwu, Ubulu-Unor, Ukwu-Oba and Umute.

It has an area of 868 km² and a population of 140,604 at the 2006 census. The major occupation of the citizens is farming with fishing coming next in Ewulu, Isheagwu and Ejeme Aniogor.

The area's agriculture includes Oil Palm Plantations in Nsukwa, Ubulu Ukwu and Ashama; Rubber plantation in Egbudu-Akah, Animal Husbandry in Ubulu-Unor.

The area also have produced eminent personalities, including; Hon Raph Uwechue, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Austin Jay Jay Okocha, Late Chief C.N. Anumonwo (Iyase of Ogwashi Ukwu), Peter Konyegwachie, Chief Van J Nwoko, HRH Prof Okonjo, Mr A.O Iloka, Hon. Agbobu, Late Chief P.O.C. Ozieh, Chief G.N. Enujeko (Odoziani 1 of Ubulu-uno), Rev. Dr. Patrick Anwuzia, Prof. Emma Osamor, Commissioner of Police Haz Iwendi etc.

The oldest reigning monarch in Africa and indeed the whole world is from Aniocha-south, in the person of HRM Obi Agbogidi Alfred Oloome Okolie, the first; the Obi of Egbudu-Akah. He was crowned on 12th of February 1946.

Attractions are various festivals, the famous Ngozeg hotels, Adeke Restaurants, amongst others. The postal code of the area is 320.^[1]

Cities, Towns and Communities

1. Aba Unor
2. Abo-Ogwashi
3. Abugba
4. Adonte
5. Ani Ugbo
6. Aniefume
7. Anifekide
8. Ashaba Ubulu-uno
9. Ashama
10. Azagba-Ogwashi
11. Azamu
12. Edo-Ogwashi
13. Egbudu-Akah
14. Ejeme
15. Ejeme-Aniogor
16. Ewulu
17. Egbudu
18. Isheagwu
19. Isah-Ogwashi
20. Nkpulu Camp
21. Nsukwa
22. Obi Adigwe
23. Obi Anigala
24. Obi Ashimili
25. Obi Chukuji
26. Obi Dugbo
27. Obi Emenen
28. Obi Nti
29. Obi Okonkwo
30. Obi Owodi
31. Ogidi
32. Ogwashi Ukwu, LGA headquarters
33. Olodu-Ogwashi
34. Olor
35. Otulu-Ogwashi
36. Ubulu-Okiti
37. Ubulu Ukwu
38. Ubulu-Uno
39. Ukwu Oba
40. Umudike
41. Umute

References

1. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-20.