The
Local Government Area of Ethiope East is located in the center of
Delta State,
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
. Although it is not directly adjacent to Asagba, Asamagidi, Orerokpe, Ovwori, Orhokpokpor, Eruemukohwarien, Ekrokpe,
Ughelli
Ughelli is a town in Delta State, Nigeria, and one of the 24 kingdoms that make up the Urhobo Nation. It also serves as the headquarters of Ughelli North local government area of Delta State. The city is indigenous to the Urhobo ethnic nation ...
, or Agbasa, these places are nearby. The local government of Ethiope East is home to three districts and 67 settlements. Agbon,
Abraka, and
Isiokolo are the districts in Ethiope East and
Isiokolo is where the local government administration is headquartered.
It is clear that Ethiope East has contributed to the more than 520 languages spoken in Nigeria. Ethiope East, however, has a multilingual population. Urhobo is Ethiope's predominant language, nonetheless, other spoken languages include Yoruba, Igbo, and Itsekiri are among others. However, the indigenes of Delta state take pleasure in speaking 11 languages, while the majority of people resident in Delta state speak Igbo, Izon, Urhobo, Igala, and Itsekiri. Majority of Ethiope East population prefer to communicate with Nigerian Pidgin English since it is simple to comprehend.
There are 73 settlements in Ethiope East, however they all contain the 67 villages that are located in this local government area.
It has an area of 380.00 km and a population of 200,792 persons according to the 2006 census. The
postal code
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of the area is 330.
References
Local Government Areas in Delta State
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