Warri South West has an estimated land area of and a population of 116,538 from the census of 2006 but this population has grown since then. The local government majorly constitutes the
Ijaw people. Politically, the Itsekiris currently have six wards (Aja-udaibo, Akpikpa, Madangho, Ogidigben, Orere and Ugborodo) while the Ijaws have four wards (Gbaramatu, Isaba, Ogbe-Ijoh and Oporoza). A political structure that doesn't reflect the true geographical reality. This LGA boasts of some of the largest proven oil and gas reserves in Delta State and the Niger Delta. Operation has commenced in the phase one the Escravos Gas to Liquid project, and in March 2015 another $16 billion gas project was commissioned. In addition, the
Nigeria Maritime University is located in Okerenkoko with a take-off campus at Kurutie. In the presence of the wealth of natural resource, the LGA has suffered huge impact of resource extraction and communal disputes but in the past years it has emerged a state place for business and development. Warri South West is where the Escravos Gas to Liquid (EGTL) multibillion-dollar project is located. The EGTL project is owned and financed by
Chevron and the
Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL). The technology and most equipment used to convert the gas to liquid at EGTL is from South Africa. The
postal code of the area is 332. ==Governance==