Delta State (The Big Heart)
Executive Governor
Ifeanyi Okowa
Deputy Governor 
Kingsley Otuaro
Creation: August 27, 1991, as an extraction of what used to be a part of Bendel State.
Capital: Asaba.
Major Cities: Warri, Ughelli, Agbor, Asaba, Sapele, Burutu.
Geographic Profile: 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.
Occupation: The major occupations of the people are farming, hunting, fishing and oil exploration.
Ethnic Profile: 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): 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.
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 |
