Delta (state)

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Basic data
Capital :	Asaba
biggest town:	Warri
founded:	August 27, 1991
Governor :	Arthur Okowa Ifeanyi
ISO 3166-2 :	NG-DE
surface
Area :	17,698 km²
Rank in Nigeria:	23
population
Residents :	5,663,400 (2016)
Population density :	320 inhabitants / km² (2016)
Rank in Nigeria:	11

Location of Delta in Nigeria

Delta is a federal state in the West African country of Nigeria with the capital Asaba . The largest city in the state is Warri with 536,068 inhabitants (2005).

geography

The state is located in the south of the country and is bordered to the north by the state of Edo , to the south by the state of Bayelsa , to the northwest by the state of Ondo , to the southwest by the Atlantic Ocean , to the northeast by the state of Anambra and to the southeast by the state of Rivers .

population

There are many ethnic groups such as Urhobo , Itsekiri , Isoko , Ijaw and Igbo with different languages, many clans , mutual conflicts and rebel groups such as the " Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta " (MEND).

history

The state was formed on August 27, 1991 from part of the state of Edo . The first administrator was Luke Chijiuba Ochulor between August 28, 1991 and January 1992. The current governor since May 29, 2007 is Emmanuel Uduaghan .

List of governors and administrators

• Luke Chijiuba Ochulor (Administrator 1991–1992)
• Felix Ibru (Governor 1992–1993)
• Abdulkadir Shehu (interim administrator 1993)
• Bassey Asuquo (Administrator 1993–1994)
• Ibrahim Kefas (administrator 1994–1996)
• John Dungs (Administrator 1996-1998)
• Walter Feghabo (administrator 1998–1999)
• James Ibori (Governor 1999-2007)
• Emmanuel Uduaghan (Governor 2007-2015)
• Arthur Okowa Ifeanyi (Governor 2015–)

administration

The state is divided into 25 Local Government Areas . These are: Aniocha North, Aniocha South, Bomadi, Burutu, Ethiope East, Ethiope West, Ika North, Ika South, Isoko North, Isoko South, Ndokwa East, Ndokwa West, Okpe, Oshimili North, Oshimili South, Patani, Sapele, Udu , Ughelli North, Ughelli South, Ukwuani, Uvwie, Warri North, Warri South and Warri South-West.

economy

Major industries in the state include fishing , agriculture, and forestry .

Among other things, cassava , yams and potatoes are grown, but glass and timber are also produced and oil is extracted. Delta ranks second behind the state of Rivers in crude oil production . Warri is home to the country's second largest oil refinery and a number of petrochemical operations. But oil also endangers fisheries and fuels ethnic conflicts.

Web links

• Delta State Government Homepage (English)

Footnotes

1. ↑ Nigeria: States & Agglomerations - Population Statistics, Maps, Graphics, Weather and Web Information. Retrieved February 7, 2018 . 
2. ↑ Delta State Government Homepage: ABOUT DELTA STATE OF NIGERIA ( Memento of the original dated May 26, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ↑ Delta State Government Homepage: LOCAL GOVERNMENT COUNCILS, CLANS, ETHNIC GROUPS AND TITLES OF THEIR TRADITIONAL RULERS ( Memento of the original from October 9, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
4. ↑ URHOBO HISTORICAL SOCIETY: WESTERN NIGER DELTA CRISIS 1997-2003
5. ↑ Akpobibibo Onduku (2003): The Lingering Crisis in the Niger Delta: A Field Report ( Memento of the original from August 28, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
6. ↑ ZEIT online June 28, 2006: An internal study states: The production of the energy company in the Niger Delta is threatened. Money that Shell spends on development projects exacerbates violent conflicts By Sebastian Bräuer : Article