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href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C" title="واری – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="واری" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%8B_(%D0%9D%D1%96%D0%B3%D0%B5%D1%80%D1%8B%D1%8F)" title="Вары (Нігерыя) – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Вары (Нігерыя)" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warri" title="Warri – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Warri" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ceb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ceb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warri_(kapital_sa_distrito_sa_Nigyeriya)" title="Warri (kapital sa distrito sa Nigyeriya) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Warri (kapital sa distrito sa Nigyeriya)" data-language-autonym="Cebuano" data-language-local-name="Cebuano" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Cebuano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warri" title="Warri – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Warri" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warri" title="Warri – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Warri" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warri" title="Warri – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Warri" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warri" title="Warri – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Warri" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C" title="واری – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="واری" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warri_(Nigeria)" title="Warri (Nigeria) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Warri (Nigeria)" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%99%80%EB%A6%AC_(%EB%82%98%EC%9D%B4%EC%A7%80%EB%A6%AC%EC%95%84)" title="와리 (나이지리아) – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="와리 (나이지리아)" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ha mw-list-item"><a href="https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warri" title="Warri – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="Warri" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hausa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hy mw-list-item"><a href="https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8E%D5%A1%D6%80%D6%80%D5%AB" title="Վարրի – Armenian" lang="hy" hreflang="hy" data-title="Վարրի" data-language-autonym="Հայերեն" data-language-local-name="Armenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Հայերեն</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warri" title="Warri – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Warri" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ig mw-list-item"><a href="https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warri" title="Warri – Igbo" lang="ig" hreflang="ig" data-title="Warri" data-language-autonym="Igbo" data-language-local-name="Igbo" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Igbo</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warri" title="Warri – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Warri" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%95%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%99" title="וארי – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="וארי" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warri" title="Warri – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Warri" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ky mw-list-item"><a href="https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%80%D0%B8" title="Варри – Kyrgyz" lang="ky" hreflang="ky" data-title="Варри" data-language-autonym="Кыргызча" data-language-local-name="Kyrgyz" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Кыргызча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varis_(Nigerija)" title="Varis (Nigerija) – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Varis (Nigerija)" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warri" title="Warri – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Warri" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mg mw-list-item"><a href="https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warri" title="Warri – Malagasy" lang="mg" hreflang="mg" data-title="Warri" data-language-autonym="Malagasy" data-language-local-name="Malagasy" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Malagasy</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pcm mw-list-item"><a href="https://pcm.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warri" title="Warri – Nigerian Pidgin" lang="pcm" hreflang="pcm" data-title="Warri" data-language-autonym="Naijá" data-language-local-name="Nigerian Pidgin" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Naijá</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warri" title="Warri – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Warri" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%AF%E3%83%AA_(%E3%83%8A%E3%82%A4%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2)" title="ワリ (ナイジェリア) – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="ワリ (ナイジェリア)" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ce mw-list-item"><a href="https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%80%D0%B8" title="Варри – Chechen" lang="ce" hreflang="ce" data-title="Варри" data-language-autonym="Нохчийн" data-language-local-name="Chechen" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Нохчийн</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warri" title="Warri – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Warri" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warri" title="Warri – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Warri" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warri" title="Warri – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Warri" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warri,_Nigeria" title="Warri, Nigeria – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Warri, Nigeria" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%80%D0%B8" title="Варри – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Варри" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warri" title="Warri – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Warri" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warri" title="Warri – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Warri" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-kcg mw-list-item"><a href="https://kcg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wori" title="Wori – Tyap" lang="kcg" hreflang="kcg" data-title="Wori" data-language-autonym="Tyap" data-language-local-name="Tyap" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tyap</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%80%D1%96" title="Варрі – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Варрі" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%8C_%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%AC%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%8C%D8%A7" title="واری، نائجیریا – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="واری، نائجیریا" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-war mw-list-item"><a href="https://war.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warri" title="Warri – Waray" lang="war" hreflang="war" data-title="Warri" data-language-autonym="Winaray" 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class="infobox-full-data">Coordinates: <span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Warri&params=5_31_N_5_45_E_region:NG_type:city"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">5°31′N</span> <span class="longitude">5°45′E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">5.517°N 5.750°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">5.517; 5.750</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Country</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Nigeria</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/States_of_Nigeria" title="States of Nigeria">State</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Delta_State" title="Delta State">Delta State</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Local_Government_Area" class="mw-redirect" title="Local Government Area">Local Government Area</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Warri_South" title="Warri South">Warri South LGA</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Government<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Executive Governor</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Sheriff_Oborevwori" title="Sheriff Oborevwori">Sheriff Oborevwori</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2016)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Urban_area" title="Urban area">Urban</a><div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">363,382</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Urban density</th><td class="infobox-data">31,371.8/sq mi (12,112.73/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_area" title="Metropolitan area">Metro</a><div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">1,043,122</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Metro density</th><td class="infobox-data">13,508.4/sq mi (5,215.61/km<sup>2</sup>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Demographics<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Ethnicity" title="Ethnicity">Ethnicities</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Itsekiri_people" title="Itsekiri people">Itsekiri</a>, <a href="/wiki/Urhobo_people" title="Urhobo people">Urhobo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ijaw_people" title="Ijaw people">Ijaw</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Languages" class="mw-redirect" title="Languages">Languages</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Nigerian_Pidgin" title="Nigerian Pidgin">Pidgin English</a>, <a href="/wiki/Itsekiri" class="mw-redirect" title="Itsekiri">Itsekiri</a>, <a href="/wiki/Urhobo_language" title="Urhobo language">Urhobo</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Ijaw_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Ijaw language">Ijaw</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • <a href="/wiki/Religions" class="mw-redirect" title="Religions">Religions</a></th><td class="infobox-data">95% <a href="/wiki/Christianity" title="Christianity">Christianity</a>, 3% African Traditions, 2% <a href="/wiki/Islam" title="Islam">Islam</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><a href="/wiki/GDP" class="mw-redirect" title="GDP">GDP (PPP, 2015 int. Dollar)</a><div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Year</th><td class="infobox-data">2023</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Total</th><td class="infobox-data">$10.9 billion<sup id="cite_ref-TelluBase_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-TelluBase-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Per capita</th><td class="infobox-data">$11,100</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The city of <b>Warri</b> is an oil hub within <a href="/wiki/South_South" title="South South">South-South</a> Nigeria and houses an annex of the <a href="/wiki/Delta_State" title="Delta State">Delta State</a> <a href="/wiki/Government_House" title="Government House">Government House</a>. Warri City is one of the major hubs of the <a href="/wiki/Petroleum_industry_in_Nigeria" title="Petroleum industry in Nigeria">petroleum industry in Nigeria</a>. Warri, <a href="/wiki/Udu,_Nigeria" title="Udu, Nigeria">Udu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Okpe" title="Okpe">Okpe</a> and <a href="/wiki/Uvwie" title="Uvwie">Uvwie</a> are the commercial capital of <a href="/wiki/Delta_State" title="Delta State">Delta State</a> with a population of over 311,970 people in 2006.<sup id="cite_ref-nigeria_gov_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nigeria_gov-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The city is the <a href="/wiki/Indigenous_peoples" title="Indigenous peoples">indigenous</a> <a href="/wiki/Territory" title="Territory">territory</a> of <a href="/wiki/Itsekiri_people" title="Itsekiri people">Itsekiri</a>, <a href="/wiki/Urhobo_people" title="Urhobo people">Urhobo</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ijaw_people" title="Ijaw people">Ijaw</a> people. </p><p>Warri shares boundaries with <a href="/wiki/Uvwie" title="Uvwie">Uvwie</a> to the east, <a href="/wiki/Udu,_Nigeria" title="Udu, Nigeria">Udu</a> to the south east, <a href="/wiki/Ogbe_Ijaw" title="Ogbe Ijaw">Ogbe-ijoh</a> to the south, and other communities in <a href="/wiki/Warri_South" title="Warri South">Warri South LGA</a> to the west.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Due to its rapid population growth and linked roads, the city and its border towns, e.g. <a href="/wiki/Uvwie" title="Uvwie">Uvwie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Udu,_Nigeria" title="Udu, Nigeria">Udu</a> merged into a <a href="/wiki/Conurbation" title="Conurbation">conurbation</a> collectively referred as "Warri". </p><p>Warri sits on the bank of <a href="/wiki/Wari_River" title="Wari River">Warri River</a> which joined Forcados River and <a href="/wiki/Escravos_River" title="Escravos River">Escravos River</a> through <a href="/wiki/Jones_Creek,_Texas" title="Jones Creek, Texas">Jones Creek</a> in the lower <a href="/wiki/Niger_Delta" title="Niger Delta">Niger Delta</a> Region. The city has a modern seaport, which serves as the cargo transit point between the <a href="/wiki/Niger_River" title="Niger River">Niger River</a> and the Atlantic Ocean for import and export. </p><p>Warri served as the capital of the colonial Warri Province during the early 1900s when this part of <a href="/wiki/Delta_State" title="Delta State">Delta State</a> was under the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Nigeria_Protectorate" title="Southern Nigeria Protectorate">Colony and Protectorate of Southern Nigeria</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warri&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Etymology">Etymology</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warri&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The name 'WARRI' was first associated with the <a href="/wiki/Itsekiri" class="mw-redirect" title="Itsekiri">Itsekiri</a> <a href="/wiki/Ancestral" class="mw-redirect" title="Ancestral">ancestral</a> capital town of <a href="/wiki/Ode-Itsekiri" title="Ode-Itsekiri">Ode Itsekiri</a> which the locals also refer to as 'Iwerre'. A <a href="/wiki/Mispronunciation" title="Mispronunciation">mispronunciation</a> of Iwerre by several European <a href="/wiki/Explorers" class="mw-redirect" title="Explorers">explorers</a> probably resulted in various names like AWERRI, OUWERI, WARRE, WARREE, etc. The <a href="/wiki/British_Empire" title="British Empire">British</a> eventually anglancised it as WARRI.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="British_Advent_pre_Warri_City">British Advent pre Warri City</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warri&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: British Advent pre Warri City"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/British_colonial" class="mw-redirect" title="British colonial">British colonialism</a> effectively took off in the Western <a href="/wiki/Niger_Delta" title="Niger Delta">Niger Delta</a> with the proclamation of the Oil Coast Protectorate by <a href="/wiki/Great_Britain" title="Great Britain">Great Britain</a> in June 1885. <a href="/wiki/British_colonial" class="mw-redirect" title="British colonial">British colonial</a> administration was carried out through local chiefs like Nana Olomu of Ebrohimi in <a href="/wiki/Benin_River" title="Benin River">Benin River</a>. This administration was effectively restricted to Benin River and its environs as the <a href="/wiki/British_Empire" title="British Empire">British</a> were content with conducting <a href="/wiki/Trade" title="Trade">trade</a> with the people of the <a href="/wiki/Hinterland" title="Hinterland">hinterlands</a> through the <a href="/wiki/Itsekiri_people" title="Itsekiri people">Itsekiri</a> as <a href="/wiki/Intermediary" title="Intermediary">middlemen</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Creation_of_Warri_City">Creation of Warri City</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warri&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Creation of Warri City"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">British</a> decided to move the seat of the administration of the Niger Coast Protectorate from the capital <a href="/wiki/Ode-Itsekiri" title="Ode-Itsekiri">Ode-Itsekiri</a> (Warri or Iwerre) to the <a href="/wiki/Upland_and_lowland" title="Upland and lowland">uplands</a> to have effective control of the <a href="/wiki/Hinterlands" class="mw-redirect" title="Hinterlands">hinterlands</a>. In order to achieve this, the British in 1906 took a <a href="/wiki/Lease" title="Lease">lease</a> of a new trading station opened in 1898 on <a href="/wiki/Virgin_land" class="mw-redirect" title="Virgin land">virgin lands</a> for Alexander Miller Brothers Limited of Liverpool at the mouth of the Okere Creeks. This new <a href="/wiki/Trading_station" class="mw-redirect" title="Trading station">trading station</a> was also named WARRI after the capital Ode-Itsekiri so the Itsekiris dubbed Ode-Itsekiri BIG WARRI in order to differentiate Ode-Itsekiri from the new trading station.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Demographics">Demographics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warri&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>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 <a href="/wiki/Pidgin_English" class="mw-redirect" title="Pidgin English">Pidgin</a>, mostly among the less educated or uneducated.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Climate">Climate</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warri&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The area is characterised by a <a href="/wiki/Tropical_monsoon_climate" title="Tropical monsoon climate">tropical monsoon climate</a> (<a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Köppen</a> <i>Am</i>) with a mean annual temperature of 26.7 °C (80.1 °F) and an annual rainfall amount of 2,770 mm (109 in). High temperatures are typically between 28 and 32 °C (82.4 and 89.6 °F). The climate is monsoonal and marked by two distinct seasons: the dry season and the rainy season. The dry season lasts from about November to April and is significantly marked by the cool "harmattan" dusty haze from the north-east <a href="/wiki/Trade_winds" title="Trade winds">trade winds</a>. The rainy season spans May to October with a brief drier spell in August, but it frequently rains even in the dry season. The surrounding region is predominantly <a href="/wiki/Rainforest" title="Rainforest">rainforest</a>, tending to <a href="/wiki/Swamp" title="Swamp">swamplands</a> in some areas. The vegetation is rich in timber trees, palm trees, as well as fruit trees. </p> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; text-align:center; line-height:1.2em;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="14">Climate data for Warri (1991–2020) </th></tr> <tr> <th scope="row">Month </th> <th scope="col">Jan </th> <th scope="col">Feb </th> <th scope="col">Mar </th> <th scope="col">Apr </th> <th scope="col">May </th> <th scope="col">Jun </th> <th scope="col">Jul </th> <th scope="col">Aug </th> <th scope="col">Sep </th> <th scope="col">Oct </th> <th scope="col">Nov </th> <th scope="col">Dec </th> <th scope="col" style="border-left-width:medium">Year </th></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record high °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FF1F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37<br />(99) </td> <td style="background: #FF1400; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">38.5<br />(101.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF1B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37.5<br />(99.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF1A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">37.6<br />(99.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF2400; color:#000000;" class="notheme">36.2<br />(97.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF2C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">35.1<br />(95.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF3000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">34.4<br />(93.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF3500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.7<br />(92.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF3300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">34<br />(93) </td> <td style="background: #FF2300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">36.4<br />(97.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF2200; color:#000000;" class="notheme">36.5<br />(97.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF2000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">36.8<br />(98.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF1400; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">38.5<br />(101.3) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily maximum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FF3800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.3<br />(91.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF3200; color:#000000;" class="notheme">34.2<br />(93.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF3200; color:#000000;" class="notheme">34.1<br />(93.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF3700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.4<br />(92.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF3C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.7<br />(90.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF4900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.9<br />(87.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF5400; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.2<br />(84.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF5600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.0<br />(84.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF4F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.9<br />(85.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF4600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31.3<br />(88.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF3B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.9<br />(91.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF3700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.4<br />(92.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF4100; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">32.0<br />(89.6) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Daily mean °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FF5B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.2<br />(82.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF5300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.4<br />(84.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF5200; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.5<br />(85.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF5600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.0<br />(84.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF5A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.4<br />(83.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF6100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.3<br />(81.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF6800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.3<br />(79.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF6900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.2<br />(79.2) </td> <td style="background: #FF6600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.6<br />(79.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF6000; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.5<br />(81.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF5900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.5<br />(83.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF5A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.4<br />(83.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF5D00; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">27.9<br />(82.2) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FF7E00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.1<br />(73.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF7400; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.6<br />(76.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF7200; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.9<br />(76.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF7400; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.6<br />(76.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF7700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.1<br />(75.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF7B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.6<br />(74.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF7C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.4<br />(74.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF7D00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.3<br />(73.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF7C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.4<br />(74.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF7B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.6<br />(74.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF7700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">24.1<br />(75.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF7C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.5<br />(74.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF7900; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">23.9<br />(75.0) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Record low °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FFB66E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">15<br />(59) </td> <td style="background: #FFAF60; color:#000000;" class="notheme">16<br />(61) </td> <td style="background: #FF9B37; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19<br />(66) </td> <td style="background: #FF9B37; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19<br />(66) </td> <td style="background: #FF9B37; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19<br />(66) </td> <td style="background: #FFA144; color:#000000;" class="notheme">18<br />(64) </td> <td style="background: #FF9021; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.6<br />(69.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF9429; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20<br />(68) </td> <td style="background: #FF9831; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19.4<br />(66.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF9B37; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19<br />(66) </td> <td style="background: #FF9B37; color:#000000;" class="notheme">19<br />(66) </td> <td style="background: #FFA852; color:#000000;" class="notheme">17<br />(63) </td> <td style="background: #FFB66E; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">15.0<br />(59.0) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Precipitation" title="Precipitation">precipitation</a> mm (inches) </th> <td style="background: #D6FFD6; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.2<br />(1.07) </td> <td style="background: #9DFF9D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">59.9<br />(2.36) </td> <td style="background: #38FF38; color:#000000;" class="notheme">133.5<br />(5.26) </td> <td style="background: #00B400; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">214.3<br />(8.44) </td> <td style="background: #006300; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">275.5<br />(10.85) </td> <td style="background: #003000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">343.2<br />(13.51) </td> <td style="background: #003000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">491.4<br />(19.35) </td> <td style="background: #003000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">330.7<br />(13.02) </td> <td style="background: #003000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">432.0<br />(17.01) </td> <td style="background: #003000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">366.8<br />(14.44) </td> <td style="background: #44FF44; color:#000000;" class="notheme">120.9<br />(4.76) </td> <td style="background: #D4FFD4; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.2<br />(1.11) </td> <td style="background: #009800; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">2,823.5<br />(111.16) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average precipitation days <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(≥ 1.0 mm)</span> </th> <td style="background: #E3E3FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.2 </td> <td style="background: #CCCCFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.7 </td> <td style="background: #9191FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.9 </td> <td style="background: #6666FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">12.0 </td> <td style="background: #3F3FFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">15.5 </td> <td style="background: #1414FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">18.4 </td> <td style="background: #0000F5; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">21.4 </td> <td style="background: #1E1EFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">18.2 </td> <td style="background: #0000F0; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">21.1 </td> <td style="background: #1212FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">19.2 </td> <td style="background: #8D8DFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.9 </td> <td style="background: #DDDDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.7 </td> <td style="background: #5F5FFF; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">152.1 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Relative_humidity" class="mw-redirect" title="Relative humidity">relative humidity</a> (%) </th> <td style="background: #0000CA; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">80.3 </td> <td style="background: #0000BE; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">83.5 </td> <td style="background: #0000AF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">87.5 </td> <td style="background: #0000A7; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">89.5 </td> <td style="background: #0000A2; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">90.9 </td> <td style="background: #0000A0; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">91.4 </td> <td style="background: #0000A3; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">90.7 </td> <td style="background: #0000A7; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">89.6 </td> <td style="background: #0000A1; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">91.2 </td> <td style="background: #0000A0; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">91.4 </td> <td style="background: #0000AA; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">88.7 </td> <td style="background: #0000C2; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">82.4 </td> <td style="background: #0000AD; color:#FFFFFF; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">88.1 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: <a href="/wiki/National_Oceanic_and_Atmospheric_Administration" title="National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration">NOAA</a><sup id="cite_ref-WMONormals_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-WMONormals-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy_and_infrastructure">Economy and infrastructure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warri&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Economy and infrastructure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There is the Warri Refinery and Petrochemicals located at Ekpan, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Uwvie&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Uwvie (page does not exist)">Uwvie</a> and Ubeji, Warri proportionately <sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with the majority of international and local oil companies operating in Nigeria having their operational offices close by. One of the nation's major seaports is sited within Ugbuwangue, Warri. </p><p>Due to conflict in the late 90s, especially in 1999, most oil companies fled the town and nearby regions.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (March 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Security">Security</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warri&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Security"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Warri is garrisoned by the Amphibious Infantry battalion (<a href="/wiki/Effurun" title="Effurun">Effurun</a> Army Base) located in the Effurun area.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Nigerian_Navy" title="Nigerian Navy">Nigerian Navy</a> operates from its facilities in Warri. </p><p>The 61 <a href="/wiki/Nigerian_Air_Force" title="Nigerian Air Force">Nigerian Air force</a> Detachment also operates from its facilities in Jeddo, close to Warri. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Sports">Sports</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warri&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Sports"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Warri has an international stadium with a capacity of 30,000 which is the home of <a href="/wiki/Warri_Wolves_F.C." title="Warri Wolves F.C.">Warri Wolves</a> football club,<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which has hosted two editions of the <a href="/w/index.php?title=African_Women_Football_Championship&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="African Women Football Championship (page does not exist)">African Women Football Championship</a> in 2002 and 2006 respectively and was in contention as one of the venues to be used for the <a href="/wiki/FIFA" title="FIFA">FIFA</a> Under-17 World Cup in <a href="/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Nigeria</a> in 2009. The stadium was used to host the <a href="/wiki/African_Youth_Athletics_Championships" title="African Youth Athletics Championships">African Youth Athletics Championship</a> (AYAC) in 2013. </p><p><a href="/wiki/Warri_Wolves" class="mw-redirect" title="Warri Wolves">Warri Wolves</a>, a professional football team based in Warri plays in the <a href="/wiki/Nigeria_National_League" title="Nigeria National League">Nigeria National League</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Their prominent former players include <a href="/wiki/Best_Ogedegbe" title="Best Ogedegbe">Best Ogedegbe</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wilson_Oruma" title="Wilson Oruma">Wilson Oruma</a>, <a href="/wiki/Efe_Ambrose" title="Efe Ambrose">Efe Ambrose</a>, <a href="/wiki/Victor_Ikpeba" title="Victor Ikpeba">Victor Ikpeba</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ekigho_Ehiosun" title="Ekigho Ehiosun">Ekigho Ehiosun</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Manufacturing_and_raw_materials">Manufacturing and raw materials</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warri&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Manufacturing and raw materials"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The economic base of the city lies in the presence of a <a href="/wiki/Oil_refinery" title="Oil refinery">refinery</a> and other <a href="/wiki/Petroleum" title="Petroleum">oil</a> and gas companies. Also, there is the steel company, Delta Steel Company,<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which is located in <a href="/wiki/Ovwian" title="Ovwian">Ovwian</a>–<a href="/wiki/Aladja" title="Aladja">Aladja</a> area of <a href="/wiki/Udu,_Nigeria" title="Udu, Nigeria">Udu</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Vanguard(Nigeria)_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vanguard(Nigeria)-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Beta Glass Plant is located nearby, outside the town of <a href="/wiki/Ughelli" title="Ughelli">Ughelli</a>, where the land is rich in silica and silicates, raw materials required for the manufacture of glass, <a href="/wiki/Ceramic" title="Ceramic">ceramics</a> and <a href="/wiki/Cement" title="Cement">cement</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Transnational_Corporation_of_Nigeria" title="Transnational Corporation of Nigeria">Transcorp Power</a> Distribution, one of Nigeria's power generating stations, is also located at <a href="/wiki/Ughelli" title="Ughelli">Ughelli</a>, which is just 15 minutes away by car. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Transport">Transport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warri&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Transport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Rail">Rail</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warri&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Rail"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1991, construction started on a <a href="/wiki/Standard_gauge" class="mw-redirect" title="Standard gauge">standard gauge</a> railway from the steel mills at <a href="/wiki/Ajaokuta" title="Ajaokuta">Ajaokuta</a> to the port of Warri, about 275 km away. By 2006, the standard gauge lines had reached 329 km in length, the final 27 km Warri section has been completed. In 2010, work recommenced to complete the final section to Warri. The rail line was officially inaugurated in September 2020 with the terminal at <a href="/wiki/Udu,_Nigeria" title="Udu, Nigeria"> Udu</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Road">Road</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warri&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Road"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Major road networks within Warri Metropolis has been improved upon by the state government to improve the image of the city. Transportation within the city is mainly by bus and tricycle. The federal government has completed the Warri-Benin Road road expansion project and major parts of the East-West Road Project which will connect Warri-<a href="/wiki/Uyo" title="Uyo">Uyo</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Air">Air</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warri&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Air"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are several helipads in oil company yards, like Shell yard Ogunu and in Escavos and Focados. There is a general passenger airport at the <a href="/wiki/Osubi" title="Osubi">Osubi</a> area. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Sea">Sea</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warri&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Sea"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Movement of goods by sea is through the <a href="/wiki/Nigerian_Ports_Authority" title="Nigerian Ports Authority">Nigerian Ports Authority</a> (Delta Ports) at which is mainly for export and import of goods by major companies. Also located on the main Warri riverside are markets and jetties used by local traders, which act as a transit point for local transport and trade. There are local boats that are used for moving from one location to another. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Educational_institutions">Educational institutions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warri&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Educational institutions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Primary_schools">Primary schools</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warri&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Primary schools"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Primary schools in Warri include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alderstown_School_for_the_Deaf" title="Alderstown School for the Deaf">Alderstown School for the Deaf</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Secondary_schools">Secondary schools</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warri&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Secondary schools"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Secondary schools include: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dore_Numa_College" title="Dore Numa College">Dore Numa College</a>, Warri</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hussey_College_Warri" title="Hussey College Warri">Hussey College Warri</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Tourism">Tourism</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warri&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Tourism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are various tourist sites to visit while in Warri:<sup id="cite_ref-goodie_ibru_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-goodie_ibru-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li>Red Mangrove swamp<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li>Falcorp Mangrove Park / Mini Zoo, Ijala, Behind Warri Refinery.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warri_Township_Stadium" class="mw-redirect" title="Warri Township Stadium">Warri Township Stadium</a><sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Shell club, Ogunu<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Warri Port, Ugbuwangue, Warri <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (December 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_people">Notable people</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warri&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Charity_Adule" title="Charity Adule">Charity Adule</a>, footballer<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Erigga" title="Erigga">Erigga</a>, musician<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeremiah_Omoto_Fufeyin" title="Jeremiah Omoto Fufeyin">Jeremiah Omoto Fufeyin</a> - Head prophet<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emomotimi_Guwor" title="Emomotimi Guwor">Emomotimi Guwor</a> Speaker <a href="/wiki/Delta_State_House_of_Assembly" title="Delta State House of Assembly">Delta State House Of Assembly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nedum_Onuoha" title="Nedum Onuoha">Nedum Onuoha</a>, footballer<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayo_Oritsejafor" title="Ayo Oritsejafor">Ayo Oritsejafor</a>, former CAN President<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kingsley_Otuaro" title="Kingsley Otuaro">Kingsley Otuaro</a> former deputy governor of <a href="/wiki/Delta_State" title="Delta State">Delta State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ozoz_Sokoh" title="Ozoz Sokoh">Ozoz Sokoh</a>, food writer<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Warri&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Abraka" title="Abraka">Abraka</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asaba,_Delta" class="mw-redirect" title="Asaba, Delta">Asaba, Delta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Agbassa" title="Agbassa">Agbassa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Delta_State" title="Delta State">Delta State</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Effurun" title="Effurun">Effurun</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eku,_Delta" title="Eku, Delta">Eku, Delta</a></li> <li><a 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