Delta State history and capital, Delta State Local Government Areas and Senatorial Zones/ Districts in Delta State. The post also has Local Government Area that make each Delta State Senatorial Districts.
Delta State was once an integral part of the old Western Region of Nigeria. It became an autonomous entity on August 27, 1991 after having been part of the old Midwestern State (1963 1976) and the defunct Bendel State (1976 /1991).
Delta State was created from the then Bendel State 27th August 1991 by the then regime of General Ibrahim Babangida. Delta State is named after the delta region of the River Niger. It’s capital is Asaba.
Delta State shares common boundaries with Edo and Ondo States to the north west, Imo and Anambra to the north east, Rivers and Bayelsa States to the south east. In the south west and south it has approximately 122 kilometres of coastline bounded by the Bight of Benin on the Atlantic ocean.
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Delta State started with twelve (12) local government areas. These were split further into nineteen local governments on September 27, 1991, and to twenty five LGAs in 1997. Asaba, located at the northern end of the state, is the capital. A master plan for Asaba Capital Territory, with an estimated area of 762 sq. km and designed to transform Asaba into a modern metropolis is being pursued by the state government.
Location: Delta State lies roughly between longitudes 5°00 and 6°45’E and latitudes 5°00 and 6°30’N. It has a total land area of 16,842 sq. km.
The State is approximately between Longitude 5°00 and 6°.45′ East and Latitude 5°00 and 6°.30′ North. Delta State presently covers a landmass of about 18,050 Km2 of which more than sixty percent (60%) is land. Delta State is generally low-lying without remarkable hills. The State has a wide coastal belt inter-laced with rivulets and streams, which form part of the Niger-Delta.
Economic Profile: Apart from the natural resources which Delta State is blessed with, the people also engage in agriculture. In almost all the Local Government Areas, fresh fish, crabs, shrimps and dried fish abound. Furthermore, there are various solid mineral deposits within the State – industrial clay, silica, lignite, kaolin, tar sand, decorative rocks, limestone, etc. These are raw materials for industries such as brick making, ceramics, bottle manufacturing, glass manufacturing, chemical/insulators production, chalk manufacturing and sanitary wares, decorative stone cutting and quarrying. The State also prides itself as a major supplier of Nigeria’s crude. This amounts to about thirty-five percent (35%). Some considerable amount of natural gas is also gotten from the State
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The major occupations of the people are farming, hunting, fishing and oil exploration.
The Major ethnic groups are Urhobos, Ishekiri, Ijaw,Delta-Igbos, e.t.c; As an ethnically diverse State, the people who make up the groups, share ancestral and traditional administrative systems, which is evident in their dress, language, festivals, music and folklore. They are hospitable, enlightened, and resourceful people.
Local Government Areas (25 LGAs)
Delta State LGAs: Aniocha North, Aniocha South, Bomadi, Burutu, Ethiope East, Ethiope West, Ika North-East, Ika South, Isoko North, Isoko South, Ndokwa East, Ndokwa West, Okpe, Oshimili North, Oshimili South, Patani, Sapele, Udu, Ugheli North, Ugheli South, Ukwuani, Uvwie, Warri North, Warri South, and Warri South-West
Delta State Senatorial Zones / Districts
Delta state have three (3) Senatorial Zones / Districts. They are Delta Central Senatorial Zone / District, Delta North Senatorial Zone / District and Delta South Senatorial Zone / District. Below are the Senatorial Zones / Districts and the local government areas that made up the districts.
Delta Central Senatorial Zone / District
- Ethiope East Local Government Area
- Ethiope West Local Government Area
- Okpe Local Government Area
- Sapele Local Government Area
- Udu Local Government Area
- Ughelli North Local Government Area
- Ughelli South Local Government Area
- Uvwie Local Government Area
Delta North Senatorial Zone / District
- Aniocha North Local Government Area
- Aniocha South Local Government Area
- Ika North East Local Government Area
- Ika South Local Government Area
- Ndokwa East Local Government Area
- Ndokwa West Local Government Area
- Oshimili North Local Government Area
- Oshimili South Local Government Area
- Ukwuani Local Government Area
Delta South Senatorial Zone / District
- Bomadi Local Government Area
- Burutu Local Government Area
- Isoko North Local Government Area
- Isoko South Local Government Area
- Patani Local Government Area
- Warri North Local Government Area
- Warri South Local Government Area
- Warri South West Local Government Area
Raw Materials Distribution in Delta State
| S/N | LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA | MINERAL RAW MATERIALS | AGRO RAW MATERIALS |
| 1 | ANIOCHA NORTH | Lignite, Kaolin, Laterite, Silica Sand | Cassava, Rice, Maize, Yam, Palm Produce, Cashew, Timber, Banana, Cocoa, Plantain, Poultry, Cow Pea, Potato, Cocoyam, Pineaple, Oranges, Mango, Rubber, Piggery, Pear |
| 2 | ANIOCHA SOUTH | Lignite, Kaolin, Gravel, Silica Sand | Cassava, Rice, Maize, Yam, Palm Produce, Cashew, Timber, Banana, Cocoa, Plantain, Poultry, Cow Pea, Cocoyam, Pineaple, Mango, Rubber, Piggery, Cattle |
| 3 | BOMADI | Laterite, Silica Sand, Natural Gas, Petroleum | Coconut, Cassava, Maize, Cocoa, Sugarcane, Water Yam, Fisheries, Groundnut, Potato, Plantain, Palm Produce, Timber |
| 4 | BURUTU | Silica Sand, Ball Clay, Petroleum, Natural Gas | Coconut, Cassava, Maize, Cocoa, Sugarcane, Water Yam, Plantain, Timber, Fishery |
| 5 | ETHIOPE EAST | Silica Sand, Ball Clay, Petroleum, Natural Gas | Coconut, Cassava, Maize, Cocoa, Rubber, Pineaple, Sugarcane, Water Yam, Plantain, Poultry, Kolanut, Timber, Fishery, Cowpea, Groundnut, Cocoyam, Oranges, Oil Palm |
| 6 | ETHIOPE WEST | Silica Sand, Ball Clay, Petroleum, Natural Gas | Coconut, Cassava, Maize, Rice, Cocoa, Rubber, Pineaple, Sugarcane, Plantain, Banana, Poultry, Yam, Kolanut, Fishery, Groundnut, Cocoyam, Mango. |
| 7 | IKA NORTH EAST | Lignite, Laterite, Silica Sand | Cassava, Maize, Rice, Timber, Palm Produce, Cashew, Rubber, Pineaple, Banana, Fisheries, Plantain, Poultry, Cowpea |
| 8 | IKA SOUTH | Lignite, Laterite, Silica Sand | Cassava, Maize, Rice, Timber, Palm Produce, Cashew, Timber, Rubber, Pineaple, Banana, Fisheries, Plantain, Poultry, Cowpea. |
| 9 | ISOKO NORTH | Silica Sand, Ball Clay, Gravel, Natural Gas | Cassava, Maize, Rice, Yam, Palm Produce, Cocoa, Coconut, Rubber, Pineaple, Pear, Sugarcane, Kolanut, Water Yam, Banana, Fisheries, Plantain, Timber, Poultry, Cowpea, Groundnut, Cocoyam, Livestock |
| 10 | ISOKO SOUTH | Gravel, Silica Sand, Ball Clay, Natural Gas, Petroleum, Laterite | Cassava, Maize, Rice, Palm Produce, Cocoa, Coconut, Rubber, Pineaple, Pear, Sugarcane, Kolanut, Fisheries, Plantain, Timber, Poultry, Cowpea, Groundnut, Cocoyam, Orange, Livestock |
| 11 | NDOKWA EAST | Gravel, Silica Sand, Ball Clay, Natural Gas, Petroleum, Laterite | Cassava, Maize, Rice, Palm Produce, Cocoa, Coconut, Rubber, Pineaple, Pear, Sugarcane, Water Yam, Kolanut, Fisheries, Plantain, Timber, Poultry, Cowpea, Groundnut, Potato, Cocoyam, Orange, Cashew |
| 12 | NDOKWA WEST | Silica Sand, Ball Clay, Natural Gas, Petroleum, Laterite | Cassava, Maize, Rice, Palm Produce, Cocoa, Coconut, Rubber, Pineaple, Pear, Sugarcane, Water Yam, Kolanut, Fisheries, Plantain, Timber, Poultry, Cowpea, Cashew, Groundnut, Cocoyam, Orange, Potato, Banana, Cocoyam |
| 13 | OKPE | Silica Sand, Ball Clay, Gravel, Natural Gas, Petroleum, Laterite | Cassava, Maize, Rice, Palm Produce, Cocoa, Coconut, Rubber, Pineaple, Pear, Sugarcane, Water Yam, Kolanut, Fisheries, Plantain, Timber, Poultry. |
| 14 | OSHIMILI NORTH | Silica Sand, Laterite, Granite | Cassava, Maize, Rice, Yam, Potato, Palm Produce, Cocoa, Pineaple, Mango, Oil Palm, Fisheries, Bamboo, Banana, Plantain, Cowpea, Cocoyam, Orange, Livestock |
| 15 | OSHIMILI SOUTH | Silica Sand, Laterite, Granite, Gravel, Ball Clay | Maize, Rice, Cowpea, Groundnut, Yam, Cassava, Potato, Palm Produce, Pineaple, Mango, Fisheries, Pear, Cashew, Bamboo, Banana, Plantain, Vegetable, Cocoyam, Coconut, Water Yam, Livestock |
| 16 | PATANI | Cassava, Maize, Potato, Palm Produce, Fisheries, Plantain, Timber | |
| 17 | SAPELE | Petroleum, Natural Gas, Ball Clay, Silica Sand, Laterite | Cassava, Maize, Rice, Palm Produce, Cocoa, Coconut, Rubber, Pear, Pineaple, Sugarcane, Water Yam, Fisheries, Banana, Plantain, Kolanut, Poultry. |
| 18 | UDU | Maize, Groundnut, Cassava, Pineaple, Mango, Plantain, Cowpea, Cocoyam, Orange, Rubber, Palm produce | |
| 19 | UGHELLI NORTH | Crude Oil, Silica Sand, Ball Clay, Natural Gas | Cassava, Maize, Rice, Water Yam, Coconut, Rubber, Pear, Pineaple, Sugarcane, Oil Palm, Fisheries, Banana, Plantain, Orange. |
| 20 | UGHELLI SOUTH | Petroleum, Silica Sand, Ball Clay, Natural Gas | Water Yam, Plantain, Banana, Timber, Fishery, Kolanut, Poultry, Cassava, Pear, Maize, Rice, Palm Produce, Rubber, Pineaple, Coconut, Cocoa, Sugarcane |
| 21 | UKWUANI | Cassava, Groundnut, Cowpea, Maize, Palm Produce, Pineaple, Mango, Plantain, Cocoyam, Orange, Rubber, Timber, Fishery. | |
| 22 | UVWIE | Cassava, Groundnut, Maize, Palm Produce, Pineaple, Mango, Plantain, Cowpea, Cocoyam, Orange, Rubber, Fishery | |
| 23 | WARRI NORTH | Petroleum, Silica Sand, Ball Clay, Gravel, Natural Gas | Sugar Cane, Coconut, Cocoa, Cassava, Maize, Rice, Palm Produce, Pineaple, Fisheries, Plantain, Poultry, Pear, Banana, Cowpea, Yam, Rubber. |
| 24 | WARRI SOUTH | Petroleum, Silica Sand, Ball Clay, Gravel, Natural Gas | Cassava, Maize, Rice, Sugar Cane, Coconut, Cocoa, Palm Produce, Pineaple, Fisheries, Plantain, Poultry, Pear, Banana, Kolanut, Yam, Rubber. |
| 25 | WARRI SOUTH –WEST | Rice, Groundnut, Yam, Cassava, Fisheries, Pineaple, Orange, Mango, Plantain, Timber |
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