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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 Warri Crisis was a series of conflicts in Delta State, Nigeria between 1997 and 2003 between the Itsekiri, the Ijaw ethnic groups. [15] Over 200,000 people were displaced by the Warri conflict between 1999 and 2006. Over 700,000 people were displaced during this period by violence in Delta State overall. [16] [17]
The 3 Warri LGAs are the source of about 33% of Nigeria's total oil production, and over 78% of Delta State quantum. Warri, the proposed headquarters of the State, is the mega metropolis of the present Delta State and contributes about 70% of its internally generated revenue. Other assets: i. Chevron Tank Farm at Escravos; ii.
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 ...
This is a list of villages and settlements in Delta State, Nigeria arranged by Local Government Area (L.G.A) and district/area (with postal codes also given). [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Delta state is the big heart of the nation.
The Warri Refining and Petrochemicals Company Limited (WRPC) is situated in Warri, within Delta State, Nigeria, and began operations in 1978.This facility is a sophisticated conversion refinery, with a distillation capacity of 6,250,000 metric tons annually (equivalent to 125,000 barrels per day).
Warri South is a Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria.Its headquarters is in the city of Warri.. It has an important sea port in the country and is the commercial nerve centre of the state, With Dr. Tidi Michael as the current local government chairman.
Warri South West has an estimated land area of 1,722 km 2 (665 sq mi) and a population of 116,681 from the census of 2006 but this population has grown since then. [1] The British Map of Eastern Nigeria, 1958. The local government majorly constitutes the Itsekiri people, and a minority group, the Ijaw people, who border it in the east. [2]