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Ndokwa East

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Ndokwa East
Nickname: 
NELGA
Map
Interactive map of Ndokwa East
CountryImage Nigeria
StateDelta State
HeadquartersAboh
Area
 • Total
1,617 km2 (624 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
103,171
 • Density63.80/km2 (165.3/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
Postal code
322

Ndokwa East is a Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria.[1] Its headquarters are in the town of Aboh.[2]

It has an area of 1,617 km2 and a population of 103,171 at the 2006 census.[3]

The postal code of the area is 322.[4] The southernmost end of the area is Asaba-Assay.

Prominent people

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Olaudah Equiano the writer and abolitionist, was most likely born in the town of Ashaka Ndokwa East.[5][6][7][8]

References

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  1. ↑ "DELTA STATE LGAs – WELCOME TO THE DELTA STATE LGAs ONLINE DIRECTORY". Retrieved 10 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "About Delta". DELTA STATE THE BIG HEART. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  3. ↑ "Nigeria: Administrative Division (States and Local Government Areas) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 29 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 26 November 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
  5. ↑ "Olaudah Equiano - MOFAD". legacyquiltproject.mofad.org. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  6. ↑ "Remembering Olaudah Equiano". The Guardian. Lagos, Nigeria. 31 March 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano ebook by Olaudah Equiano". Rakuten Kobo. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
  8. ↑ "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano - ebook (ePub) - Olaudah Equiano - Achat ebook | fnac". www.fnac.com (in French). Retrieved 27 November 2023.