Ughelli South

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Ughelli South is a Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria.{{Cite web|last=Ovwigho|first=Bishop O.|last2=Ifie|first2=P. A.|date=2019|title=Gender Disparity in Cassava Production in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State Nigeria|url=https://ageconsearch.umn.edu/record/294240/files/EFS_Journal_v04_n01_01_Ovwogho_and_Ifie.pdf}} It is made up of six Urhobo kingdoms namely: Ughievwen, Otor, Eghwu Arhavwarien, Effurun, Okparabe and Olomu.{{Cite web|title=Ughelli South|url=https://deltalgas.org/ughelli-south-2/|access-date=2022-02-17|language=en-US}} Otu Jeremi is the headquarters of Ughelli South LGA.{{Cite web|date=2020-04-22|title=BREAKING: Result of suspected COVID-19 patient in Ughelli South is positive|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2020/04/result-of-suspected-covid-19-patient-in-ughelli-south-is-positivebreaking-result-of-suspected-covid-19-patient-in-ughelli-south-is-positive/|access-date=2022-02-17|website=Vanguard News|language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=About Delta |url=https://deltastate.gov.ng/about/ |access-date=2025-06-30 |website=DELTA STATE THE BIG HEART |language=en-US}} It is the fourth most populated local government in Delta State.

It had an area of {{convert|786|km2}} and a population of 212,638 as of the 2006 census.{{Cite web |title=Nigeria: Administrative Division (States and Local Government Areas) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/nigeria/admin/ |access-date=2025-06-30 |website=www.citypopulation.de}} The postal code of the area is 333.{{cite web | title = Post Offices- with map of LGA | publisher = NIPOST | url = http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx | access-date = 2009-10-20 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121126042849/http://www.nipost.gov.ng/postcode.aspx | archive-date = 2012-11-26}}