Isoko North

About

Isoko North is one of two Local Government Areas in the Isoko region of Delta State, southern Nigeria, the other being Isoko South. Its headquarters are in the town of Ozoro, and its major towns include Ozoro, Oyede, Odoga-Oyede, Owhelogbo, Otor Owhe, Oghara-Iyede and Emevor. The area has 13 Electoral Wards. The population of Isoko North was 143,559 at the 2006 Nigerian census. The people are mostly Christian and traditional worshippers. The area contains oil producing regions and has been the location of some of the recent conflict in the Niger Delta.