Place:Warri, Delta, Nigeria

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NameWarri
TypeCity
Coordinates5.6°N 5.767°E
Located inDelta, Nigeria     (1450 - )
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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. It served as the colonial capital of the then Warri Province.

It shares boundaries with Sapele, Uvwie, and Udu. Osubi which is in Okpe L.G.A and houses an airport that serves the city.

The name "Warri Province" was once applicable to the part of an area now called Delta State under the Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria. Its boundary in the Northeast was Sapele with Forçados River in the South-east and Jameson Creek in the South-west which later changed to Delta Province.

Warri city is one of the major hubs of petroleum activities and businesses in southern Nigeria. It is a commercial capital city of Delta State, with a population of over 311,970 people according to the 2006 national population census figures.

The city is originally inhabited and occupied by the Urhobo, Itsekiri and Ijaw people.

Its inhabitants are predominantly Christians of different denominations, and some practice a mixture of African traditional religions like most of Southern Nigeria. The city is known nationwide for its unique Pidgin English.

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