Warri
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Coordinates | 5 ° 31 ' N , 5 ° 45' E | |
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Country | Nigeria | |
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ISO 3166-2 | NG-DE | |
Residents | 546,576 (2007) |
Warri is a city in the state of Delta in Nigeria with 546,576 inhabitants (2007). Warri and its seaport are located on the Warri River of the same name, a tributary of the Forcados River , which flows into the Gulf of Guinea , and is just under 50 km from the coast. The city of Warri is part of the Local Government Area (LGA) Warri-South .
ethnicities
The population is predominantly Ijaw , Itsekiri and Urhobo . According to the ethnic groups and clans, there are several “traditional rulers” in Warri. Ethnic conflicts are the order of the day.
Economy and Infrastructure
In addition to the seaport, there are other important economic sectors: crude oil production and shipping, shipbuilding , crude oil refining , petrochemicals and steel production in the Delta Steel Company (DSC). In particular, oil production and loading also cause losses and environmental damage. Conflicts in the Niger Delta are inevitable and can be seen, for example, in the movement for the emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND).
Nigerian Railway Corporation
The state-run Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) is to be privatized. The 329 km standard gauge line from iron ore mining in the National Iron Ore Mining Corporation (NIOMCO) in Itakpe in the state of Kogi via the Ajaokuta Steel Company (ASC) in Ajaokuta on the Niger to the Delta Steel Company (DSC) and the port of Warri are missing the last kilometers before Ajaokuta on the Warri – Ajaokuta route.
Airport
The new Warri Airport (also known as Osubi Airstrip ) has been in existence since 1999. It was financed by a consortium of oil companies and has flights to several national destinations.
Sons & Daughters of the City
- Nneka Egbuna (* 1980), singer
- Darlington Omodiagbe (born 1978), football player
- Nedum Onuoha (* 1986), British football player
- Emmanuel Olisadebe (* 1978), Polish football player
- Toto Tamuz (* 1988), soccer player
Sources and Notes
- ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: World Gazetteer
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^ Bendel State Government: Local Government Councils, Clans, Ethnic Groups and Titles of their Traditional Rulers ( Memento of October 9, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
Thereafter there are the following " traditional rulers " in the LGA Warri-South:
Ethnie Ijaw ( Ijaw , ...): Amakusu of Ogbe-Ijoh
ethnic Itsekiri ( Itsekiri ( Memento of 24 September 2005 at the Internet Archive ), ...): Olu of Warri
ethnic Urhobo ( Urhobo ( Memento of 3 August 2006 at the Internet Archive ) Urhoboland , ...): Orosuen from Okere Urhobo, Ovie from Agbassa -
↑ Conflict: Who Owns Warri?
Onoawarie Edevbie Detroit, Michigan (Nov. 2000): Who Owns Warri ( December 22, 2010 memento on the Internet Archive )
Human Rights Watch (December 2003): The Warri Crisis: Fueling Violence
Urhobo Historical Society: Essays and Perspectives on Warri City - ↑ z. B. Forcados oil loading terminal 5 ° 21 ′ 0 ″ N , 5 ° 21 ′ 0 ″ E
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↑ Delta Steel Company (DSC) 5 ° 29 '0 " N , 5 ° 46' 30" O at Aladja Bureau of Public Enterprises BPE:
( page no longer available , searching web archives ) Info: The link is automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Background to the Nigerian Steel Industry] - ↑ Doris Danler / Markus Brunner (1996) Oil and Environmental Damage - Using Shell in the Niger Delta as an example ( Memento of the original from September 28, 2007 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.
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↑ Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE):
FAQ on the Privatization of Nigerian Railway Corporation ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Iron ore mining at Itapke 7 ° 37 ′ 0 ″ N , 6 ° 19 ′ 0 ″ E , Ajaokuta Steel Mill 7 ° 30 ′ N , 6 ° 42 ′ E , Delta Steel Company (DSC) 5 ° 29 ′ 0 ″ N , 5 ° 46 ′ 30 ″ O
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airfield coordinates 5 ° 35 '40 " N , 5 ° 49' 0" O Delta State Government: Osubi Airstrip - a world class airstrip ( Memento of 6 June 2009 at the Internet Archive ) Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited: The Osubi Airstrip Success Story ( Memento from September 30, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) (PDF, 3.81 MB ) Norimitsu Onishi, New York Times, May 26, 1999: That's No Airport. In Nigeria, It's a Grand Illusion.