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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 Niger Delta is the delta of the Niger River sitting directly on the Gulf of Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean in Nigeria. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is located within nine coastal southern Nigerian states, which include: all six states from the South South geopolitical zone, one state ( Ondo ) from South West geopolitical zone and two states ( Abia and Imo ...
The South-South Region was created from parts of both the Western and Eastern regions of Nigeria in 1997 through the recommendation of the Alex Ekwueme panel, by the national regime of General Sani Abacha. Edo, Delta, one-quarter of Bayelsa, and the Ndoni section of Rivers states were from the old Western region.
The Niger Delta is the twelfth largest province in the world by known oil and gas resources. [4] The Niger Delta Basin produces around 2 million barrels of oil per day. The entire system is predicted to contain 34.5 billion barrels of oil and 94 trillion feet 3 of natural gas. This area is still very heavily explored by oil companies today.
Oghara Kingdom is a town located in Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. [1] Oghara kingdom which is regarded by the Urhobos as "The Gateway to Urhoboland" is one of the three kingdoms that make up Ethiope West Local Government Area of Delta State. The others are Idjerhe kingdom and Mosogar kingdom.
Patani is a Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Patani. It has an area of 217 km 2 and a population of 67,707 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 333. [2]
British stamps used at the Royal Niger Company base at Burutu in the 1890s. Burutu is a Local Government Area in Delta State, Nigeria.It lies on the coast of the Niger Delta on two sides of the Forcados River, a channel of the River Niger, 30 kilometres (20 miles) upstream from the Bight of Benin. [2]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 20 January 2025. For the steamship, see SS Warri. City in Delta State, Nigeria Warri City Nickname(s): Waffi, Waff, Waff Town Warri Location in Nigeria Coordinates: 5°31′N 5°45′E / 5.517°N 5.750°E / 5.517; 5.750 Country Nigeria State Delta State Local Government Area Warri South LGA ...