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Asaba [3] (Igbo: Ahaba) is an Igbo [4] town and the capital of Delta State, Nigeria. A rapidly growing urban area, it is located on the western bank of the Niger River, in the Oshimili South Local Government Area. [5] [6] [7] Asaba had a population of 149,603 as at the 2006 census, [2] and a fast growing metropolitan population of over half a ...
Delta State covers a landmass of about 18,050 km 2 (6,970 sq mi), of which more than 60% is land. The state lies approximately between 5°00' and 6°45' E and 5°00' and 6°30' N. [12] It is geographically located in Nigeria's Midwest, bounded in the north and west by Edo State for 350 km (218 miles), the east by Anambra, and Rivers States for about 93 km and about 50 km respectively ...
The city of Warri is an oil hub within South-South Nigeria and houses an annex of the Delta State Government House. Warri City is one of the major hubs of the petroleum industry in Nigeria. Warri, Udu, Okpe and Uvwie are the commercial capital of Delta State with a population of over 311,970 people in 2006. [3]
The Delta State House of Assembly is the state legislature of Delta State.It is situated along Okpanam road, in the state capital, Asaba.The house is currently under the rulership of People's Democratic Party, which has been the ruling party of the state since 1999.
Okpe is a kingdom in Delta State, Nigeria. [1] Today, it is also the name of a local government area. It is one of the many kingdoms that make up Urhobo nation. [2] Its capital is Orerokpe. [3] [4] The kingdom plays host to the Osubi Airport (also known as Warri Airport), which is actually located at Osubi and the Delta State Trade Fair Complex ...
Rank State km² 1 Niger State: 74,363 2 Borno State: 70,898 3 Taraba State: 54,473 4 Kaduna State: 46,053 5 Bauchi State: 45,893 6 Yobe State: 45,502 7 Zamfara State
Ozoro the capital city of Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria, has an estimated population of 186,000 inhabitants. Ozoro is rapidly growing and developing city due to its being the capital city of Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State and its central geographical location of Delta State and southern Nigeria.
When the government of President Ibrahim Babangida created Delta State out of the old Bendel State, Asaba was chosen as the capital. Its new status as the seat of the state government has brought much of the chaotic development associated with contemporary Nigerian urbanization .