Warri North

Warri North is a Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Koko.^[1] It has an area of 1,841 km² and a population of 136,149 at the 2006 census.^[2] The postal code of the area is 332.^[3]

Country Nigeria

HeadquartersKoko

Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

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Warri North
LGA
Interactive map of Warri North
Country	Nigeria
State	Delta State
Headquarters	Koko
Government
• Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government Council	Hon. Festus Anirejuoritse Ashima
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

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Warri North LGA has its headquarters at Koko, a cosmopolitan town that houses a sea port. Conspicuous in the town is the ancient house of Nana Olomu of Itsekiri. The LGA is predominantly riverine and is inhabited by the Itsekiri people. ^[4] The major occupations of the people are fishing, carving of canoes, net weaving, hunting, clothes dyeing, trading and farming. It is also the location of a lovely tourist attraction, the floating market at Ogheye. The Local government is richly blessed with Crude oil and houses the Nigeria National Petroleum Company, Chevron amongst others.^[5]