NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Delta State (Nigeria)

Delta State is a state in Nigeria, named for the delta of the river Niger. It was carved out of the former Bendel State in 1991. The state has 25 local government areas. The capital city is Asaba. Warri is the biggest commercial city in the state. Other major towns are Agbor, Ughelli, Oghara, Sapele and Ogwashi-uku. The state Governor is Chief James Onanefe Ibori. The state's motto is "The Big Heart". Delta is an oil producing state of Nigeria situated in the region known as the Niger delta. The Delta state government is however making efforts to diversify the state's revenue base from solely oil. Tourism and agricultural development have been receiving adequate attention in Delta state. The following table presents a listing of Nigerian state nicknames. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (1869x1658, 57 KB)one of the States of Nigeria Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... The following table presents a listing of Nigerias state governors. ... This is a list of Delta State leaders: See also Nigeria States of Nigeria List of Nigerian state governors Category: ... The Peoples Democratic Party is a centrist political party in Nigeria. ... The following table presents a listing of Nigerias states and the dates of their creation. ... August 27 is the 239th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (240th in leap years), with 126 days remaining. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The following is a list of Nigerian State capitals. ... Location of Asaba i in Nigeria Asaba is the administrative capital of Nigerias Delta State. ... Area is a physical quantity expressing the size of a part of a surface. ... Square kilometre (US spelling: Square kilometer), symbol km², is an SI unit of surface area. ... The following table presents a listing of Nigerias 36 states ranked in order of their surface area. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Map of Nigerian states by population density Map of Nigerian states by total population The following table presents a listing of Nigerias 36 states ranked in order of their total population (based on 2005 population estimates). ... ISO 3166-2 is the second part of the ISO 3166 standard. ... Nile River delta, as seen from Earth orbit. ... The Niger River is the principal river of western Africa, extending over 2500 miles (about 4000 km). ... The Mid-Western Region was a division of Nigeria from 1963 to 1991, from 1976 being known as the Bendel state. ... 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location of Asaba i in Nigeria Asaba is the administrative capital of Nigerias Delta State. ... Warri is a city in Nigeria. ... Ughelli is a town in Delta State, Nigeria. ...

Delta state is a miniature version of Nigeria with various ethnic groups. Thus, it has similar problems associated with various ethnic differences. The state government has, however, managed to make peace between the warring groups in order to bring development to the various communities.

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