Aniocha South

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.

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

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 notable people including Chief T. O Obichie, Chief Joel Nzemeke Ilomechine (Odoziani 1 of Ashama), Isaac Ekene Ilomechine (Dir. ICT, DTGH - Son of Chief J.N Ilomechine), Raph Uwechue, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Austin Jay Jay Okocha, Late Chief C.N. Anumonwo (Iyase of Ogwashi Ukwu), Shirley Obichie, Peter Konyegwachie, Chief Van J Nwoko, Prof Okonjo, Mr A.O Iloka, Agbobu, Late Chief P.O.C. Ozieh, Chief G.N. Enujeko (Odoziani 1 of Ubulu-uno), Rev. Dr. Patrick Anwuzia, and Prof. Emma Osamor, Commissioner of Police Haz Iwendi.

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

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