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href="https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A2%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7" title="آسابا – South Azerbaijani" lang="azb" hreflang="azb" data-title="آسابا" data-language-autonym="تۆرکجه" data-language-local-name="South Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>تۆرکجه</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asaba" title="Asaba – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Asaba" 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/Asaba_(kapital_sa_estado_sa_Nigyeriya)" title="Asaba (kapital sa estado sa Nigyeriya) – Cebuano" lang="ceb" hreflang="ceb" data-title="Asaba (kapital sa estado 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/Asaba" title="Asaba – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Asaba" 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/Asaba_(Nigeria)" title="Asaba (Nigeria) – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Asaba (Nigeria)" 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/Asaba" title="Asaba – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Asaba" 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/Asaba_(Ni%C4%9Derio)" title="Asaba (Niĝerio) – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Asaba (Niĝerio)" 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/%D8%A2%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A8%D8%A7" title="آسابا – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="آسابا" 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/Asaba_(Nigeria)" title="Asaba (Nigeria) – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Asaba (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%95%84%EC%82%AC%EB%B0%94" title="아사바 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="아사바" 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/Asaba_(Najeriya)" title="Asaba (Najeriya) – Hausa" lang="ha" hreflang="ha" data-title="Asaba (Najeriya)" data-language-autonym="Hausa" data-language-local-name="Hausa" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hausa</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asaba" title="Asaba – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Asaba" 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/Asaba" title="Asaba – Igbo" lang="ig" hreflang="ig" data-title="Asaba" 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/Asaba" title="Asaba – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Asaba" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asaba" title="Asaba – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Asaba" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asaba" title="Asaba – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Asaba" 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%82%A2%E3%82%B5%E3%83%90" title="アサバ – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="アサバ" 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-frr mw-list-item"><a href="https://frr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asaba" title="Asaba – Northern Frisian" lang="frr" hreflang="frr" data-title="Asaba" data-language-autonym="Nordfriisk" data-language-local-name="Northern Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nordfriisk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asaba" title="Asaba – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Asaba" 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/Asaba_(Nigeria)" title="Asaba (Nigeria) – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Asaba (Nigeria)" 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/Asaba_(Delta)" title="Asaba (Delta) – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Asaba (Delta)" 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/Asaba,_Nigeria" title="Asaba, Nigeria – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Asaba, Nigeria" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" 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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=Asaba&params=6_11_N_6_44_E_region:NG_type:city(149603)"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">6°11′N</span> <span class="longitude">6°44′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">6.183°N 6.733°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">6.183; 6.733</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_Areas_of_Nigeria" class="mw-redirect" title="Local Government Areas of Nigeria">LGA</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Oshimili_South" title="Oshimili South">Oshimili South</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded by</th><td class="infobox-data">Nnebisi</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"> • <i>Asagba “Igwe” “Obi” (Ceremonial)</i></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Epiphany_Azinge" title="Epiphany Azinge">Prof. Epiphany Chigbogu Azinge</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Area<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • <a href="/wiki/City" title="City">City</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data">268 km<sup>2</sup> (103 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">55 m (180 ft)</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Highest elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"></div></th><td class="infobox-data">201 m (659 ft)</td></tr><tr class="mergedbottomrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Lowest elevation<div class="ib-settlement-fn"> (<a href="/wiki/Niger_River" title="Niger River">Niger River</a>)</div></th><td class="infobox-data">40 m (130 ft)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Population<div class="ib-settlement-fn"><span class="nowrap"> </span>(2006 census)<sup id="cite_ref-Census_2006_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census_2006-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></div></th></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • <a href="/wiki/City" title="City">City</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data">149,603</td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="white-space:nowrap;"> • Estimate <div class="ib-settlement-fn">(2011)</div></div></th><td class="infobox-data">176,060<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></td></tr><tr class="mergedrow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"> • Density</th><td class="infobox-data">560/km<sup>2</sup> (1,400/sq mi)</td></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">500,000</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Demonym" title="Demonym">Demonym</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Asaban</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Time_zone" title="Time zone">Time zone</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/UTC%2B1" class="mw-redirect" title="UTC+1">UTC+1</a> (<a href="/wiki/West_Africa_Time" title="West Africa Time">West Africa Time</a>)</td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Climate</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Tropical_savanna_climate" title="Tropical savanna climate">Aw</a></td></tr><tr class="mergedtoprow"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://Asaba.com">asaba<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Nnebisi_road_Asaba_1.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Nnebisi_road_Asaba_1.jpg/220px-Nnebisi_road_Asaba_1.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Nnebisi_road_Asaba_1.jpg/330px-Nnebisi_road_Asaba_1.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e7/Nnebisi_road_Asaba_1.jpg/440px-Nnebisi_road_Asaba_1.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4160" data-file-height="3120" /></a><figcaption>Nnebisi road Asaba</figcaption></figure> <p><b>Asaba</b><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (<i><a href="/wiki/Igbo_language" title="Igbo language">Igbo</a>:</i> <i>Ahaba</i>) is an <a href="/wiki/Igbo_people" title="Igbo people">Igbo</a><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> town and the capital of <a href="/wiki/Delta_State" title="Delta State">Delta State</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nigeria" title="Nigeria">Nigeria</a>. A rapidly growing urban area, it is located on the western bank of the <a href="/wiki/Niger_River" title="Niger River">Niger River</a>, in the <a href="/wiki/Oshimili_South" title="Oshimili South">Oshimili South Local Government Area</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-asaba.com/about_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-asaba.com/about-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-www.asabaatl.org/about.html_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-www.asabaatl.org/about.html-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-www.igbofocus.co.uk/about_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-www.igbofocus.co.uk/about-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Asaba had a population of 149,603 as at the 2006 census,<sup id="cite_ref-Census_2006_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Census_2006-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a fast growing metropolitan population of over half a million people.<sup id="cite_ref-Asaba_Online_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Asaba_Online-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-asaba.com/about_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-asaba.com/about-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In some respects, Asaba and neighboring <a href="/wiki/Onitsha" title="Onitsha">Onitsha</a> in <a href="/wiki/Anambra_State" title="Anambra State">Anambra</a> form a continuous <a href="/wiki/Metropolitan_area" title="Metropolitan area">metropolitan area</a>. The <a href="/wiki/River_Niger_Bridge" title="River Niger Bridge">First</a> <a href="/wiki/Second_Niger_bridge" title="Second Niger bridge">and Second Niger bridges</a> form the boundary between Delta and <a href="/wiki/Anambra_State" title="Anambra State">Anambra</a> with the Niger's relatively centralized location in this region recognizing it as the geopolitical border between Eastern and Western Nigeria. </p><p>In October 2023, Asaba joined the <a href="/wiki/UNESCO" title="UNESCO">UNESCO</a> <a href="/wiki/Creative_Cities_Network" title="Creative Cities Network">Creative Cities Network</a> and was named a UNESCO <a href="/wiki/City_of_Film" title="City of Film">City of Film</a>.<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> <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=Asaba&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Originally, Asaba consisted of nine Igbo quarters but due to internal strife, wars with other communities and slave trade that followed, these quarters were reduced to only 5. <a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://www.ibusa.net/asaba-delta%20state.htm">[1]</a> The Igbo quarters are: </p> <ol><li><i>Umueze</i></li> <li><i>Ugbomanta</i></li> <li><i>Umuaji</i></li> <li><i>Umuagu</i></li> <li><i>Umuonaje</i></li></ol> <p>The city of Asaba was once the colonial capital of the <a href="/wiki/Southern_Nigeria_Protectorate" title="Southern Nigeria Protectorate">Southern Nigeria Protectorate</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-www.britannica.com_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-www.britannica.com-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was founded in 1884.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Between 1886 and 1900, it hosted the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Niger_Company" title="Royal Niger Company">Royal Niger Company</a>, which the British authorities set up to stimulate trade and the exportation of goods to England.<sup id="cite_ref-www.britannica.com_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-www.britannica.com-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Owing to Asaba's influential history and geography, and current strategic political and economic influence in Nigeria, Asaba is generally known as the regional capital of the <a href="/wiki/Anioma" class="mw-redirect" title="Anioma">Anioma</a> area and its peoples.<sup id="cite_ref-umuanioma.com_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-umuanioma.com-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The clamor for creation of Anioma state has been going on for decades.<sup id="cite_ref-umuanioma.com_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-umuanioma.com-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Today, the Asaba area is the ancestral homelands for <a href="/wiki/Igbo_people" title="Igbo people">Igbo</a> peoples.<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-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Asaba&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Asaba is from the exclamation <b>Ahabam</b>, meaning "<i>I have chosen well</i>", a quote from the Nnebisi, the founding father of Asaba.<sup id="cite_ref-Leader5_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Leader5-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-asaba.com/about_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-asaba.com/about-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-www.asabaatl.org/about.html_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-www.asabaatl.org/about.html-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Asaba&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Asaba is situated on a terrace of the lower <a href="/wiki/Niger_River" title="Niger River">Niger River</a> in the historic <a href="/wiki/Mid-Western_Region,_Nigeria" title="Mid-Western Region, Nigeria">midwest</a> of the country; overlooking the point of confluence with <a href="/wiki/Anambra_River" title="Anambra River">Anambra River</a>. Beyond the river banks, on the high plains which are far more extensive than the river basins, secondary forest vegetation flourishes.<sup id="cite_ref-www.asabaatl.org/about.html_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-www.asabaatl.org/about.html-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is sited at the western bank of a key historic point on the river to the extent of cargo navigability, lying northwest to the <a href="/wiki/Onitsha" title="Onitsha">city of Onitsha</a> across. Although the current city lies just north of a marshy floodplain, expansive swaths of undulating, hilly terrain rises west and east of the main city with heights of up to 200m above sea level. The historic <a href="/wiki/Niger_River" title="Niger River">Niger River</a> is a historic trans-African link beginning in <a href="/wiki/Fouta_Djallon" title="Fouta Djallon">Fouta Djallon range</a> of <a href="/wiki/Guinea" title="Guinea">Guinea</a> and flows down into the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Ocean" title="Atlantic Ocean">Atlantic Ocean</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-asaba.com/about_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-asaba.com/about-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Asaba forms a connector between western, eastern and northern Nigeria through the Niger River from the north and via the Asaba <a href="/wiki/River_Niger_Bridge_(Onitsha)" class="mw-redirect" title="River Niger Bridge (Onitsha)">Niger Bridge</a>, an east–west link and a Nigerian landmark.<sup id="cite_ref-asaba.com/about_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-asaba.com/about-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:NIGER_bridge.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/NIGER_bridge.jpg/220px-NIGER_bridge.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/NIGER_bridge.jpg/330px-NIGER_bridge.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/NIGER_bridge.jpg/440px-NIGER_bridge.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="800" /></a><figcaption>First Niger Bridge</figcaption></figure> <p>Asaba lies approximately 6 degrees north of the equator and about the same distance east of the meridian; about 160 kilometres (100 mi) north of where the River Niger flows into the Atlantic Ocean.<sup id="cite_ref-www.asabaatl.org/about.html_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-www.asabaatl.org/about.html-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The greater Asaba metro occupies an area of about 300 square kilometers. while the area is noticeably drier than the southern areas, the city and the communities of <a href="/wiki/Oshimili_South" title="Oshimili South">Oshimili South</a> in inclusion maintain an average tropical temperature of 32 °C during the dry season and an average fertile rainfall of 2,700 millimetres (106 in) during the rainy season. </p><p>Greater Asaba incorporates some of the other neighboring towns and communities such as <a href="/wiki/Igbuzo" title="Igbuzo">Igbuzor</a>, <a href="/w/index.php?title=Okpanam,_Delta_State&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Okpanam, Delta State (page does not exist)">Okpanam</a>, Anwai, Iyiba, Oko, Okwe and Ugbolu on the western section of the <a href="/wiki/Niger_River" title="Niger River">Niger River</a>. Notable flora of the city the surrounding regions would be the <a href="/wiki/Sapele" title="Sapele">Sapele tree</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Culture">Culture</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Asaba&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Culture"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>A city with a storied past, Asaba culture is heavily influenced by the predominant Igbo culture.<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> Asaba is culturally led by the revered <a href="/wiki/Asagba_of_Asaba" title="Asagba of Asaba">Asagba of Asaba</a>, to whom the leaders (individually referred to as the “Diokpa”) of each of the five Igbo quarters report directly on matters affecting the community.<sup id="cite_ref-www.asabaatl.org/about.html_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-www.asabaatl.org/about.html-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-asaba.com/about_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-asaba.com/about-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Asagba is assisted by the Iyasele of Asaba (<i>Iyase</i>) who is the customary Prime Minister as well as a council of chiefs and elders (<i>Olinzele, Otu Ihaza, Oloto etc.</i>) </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=Asaba&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Climate"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div> <table class="wikitable mw-collapsible" style="width:auto; 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color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.6<br />(90.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF3300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">34<br />(93) </td> <td style="background: #FF3700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">33.5<br />(92.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF3D00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32.6<br />(90.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF4900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30.9<br />(87.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF5200; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.5<br />(85.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF5A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.3<br />(82.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF5B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.2<br />(82.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF5600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.9<br />(84.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF4F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">30<br />(86) </td> <td style="background: #FF4400; color:#000000;" class="notheme">31.5<br />(88.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF4100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">32<br />(90) </td> <td style="background: #FF4800; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">31.0<br />(87.8) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Daily mean °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FF6300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.1<br />(80.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF5600; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.9<br />(84.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF5500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.1<br />(84.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF5A00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">28.3<br />(82.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF6100; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.4<br />(81.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF6800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.4<br />(79.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF6D00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.6<br />(78.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF6D00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.6<br />(78.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF6B00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.9<br />(78.6) </td> <td style="background: #FF6700; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.5<br />(79.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF6300; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.1<br />(80.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF6400; color:#000000;" class="notheme">26.9<br />(80.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF6300; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">27.1<br />(80.7) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily minimum °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FF8F1F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.7<br />(69.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF8206; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.5<br />(72.5) </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: #FF8205; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.6<br />(72.7) </td> <td style="background: #FF850C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.1<br />(71.8) </td> <td style="background: #FF870F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21.9<br />(71.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF870F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21.9<br />(71.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF8811; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21.7<br />(71.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF870F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21.9<br />(71.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF8811; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21.7<br />(71.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF9021; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.6<br />(69.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF860D; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">22.0<br />(71.7) </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: #EEFFEE; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11<br />(0.4) </td> <td style="background: #D2FFD2; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.5<br />(1.08) </td> <td style="background: #72FF72; color:#000000;" class="notheme">94<br />(3.7) </td> <td style="background: #14FF14; color:#000000;" class="notheme">152.5<br />(6.00) </td> <td style="background: #00B200; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">222.2<br />(8.75) </td> <td style="background: #008800; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">242.7<br />(9.56) </td> <td style="background: #004400; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">296.5<br />(11.67) </td> <td style="background: #00AD00; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">225.7<br />(8.89) </td> <td style="background: #003000; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">321.9<br />(12.67) </td> <td style="background: #009200; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">243.7<br />(9.59) </td> <td style="background: #AEFFAE; color:#000000;" class="notheme">52.1<br />(2.05) </td> <td style="background: #EDFFED; color:#000000;" class="notheme">11.9<br />(0.47) </td> <td style="background: #0EFF0E; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">1,901.7<br />(74.83) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average precipitation days </th> <td style="background: #EDEDFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.4 </td> <td style="background: #DEDEFF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">2.4 </td> <td style="background: #B8B8FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">5.7 </td> <td style="background: #9191FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">8.6 </td> <td style="background: #6464FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">12.5 </td> <td style="background: #4141FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">14.9 </td> <td style="background: #2D2DFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">17 </td> <td style="background: #3333FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">16.5 </td> <td style="background: #1414FF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">18.4 </td> <td style="background: #5D5DFF; color:#FFFFFF;" class="notheme">13.1 </td> <td style="background: #D7D7FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">3.1 </td> <td style="background: #F0F0FF; color:#000000;" class="notheme">1.2 </td> <td style="background: #8686FF; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">114.8 </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> (%) <span style="font-size:90%;" class="nowrap">(daily average)</span> </th> <td style="background: #98FF98; color:#000000;" class="notheme">66.6 </td> <td style="background: #95FF95; color:#000000;" class="notheme">68.5 </td> <td style="background: #8FFF8F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">72.3 </td> <td style="background: #87FF87; color:#000000;" class="notheme">77.9 </td> <td style="background: #81FF81; color:#000000;" class="notheme">81.3 </td> <td style="background: #7EFF7E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">83.6 </td> <td style="background: #7CFF7C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">84.7 </td> <td style="background: #7DFF7D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">84.4 </td> <td style="background: #7DFF7D; color:#000000;" class="notheme">84.0 </td> <td style="background: #7EFF7E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">83.5 </td> <td style="background: #84FF84; color:#000000;" class="notheme">79.8 </td> <td style="background: #90FF90; color:#000000;" class="notheme">71.6 </td> <td style="background: #86FF86; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">78.2 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Average <a href="/wiki/Dew_point" title="Dew point">dew point</a> °C (°F) </th> <td style="background: #FF9225; color:#000000;" class="notheme">20.3<br />(68.5) </td> <td style="background: #FF8206; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.5<br />(72.5) </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: #FF7900; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.9<br />(75.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF7C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.4<br />(74.1) </td> <td style="background: #FF8002; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.8<br />(73.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF8002; color:#000000;" class="notheme">22.8<br />(73.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF7F00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.0<br />(73.4) </td> <td style="background: #FF7C00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.5<br />(74.3) </td> <td style="background: #FF7D00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">23.3<br />(73.9) </td> <td style="background: #FF8C1A; color:#000000;" class="notheme">21.1<br />(70.0) </td> <td style="background: #FF8001; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">22.9<br />(73.1) </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Mean daily <a href="/wiki/Daytime" title="Daytime">daylight hours</a> </th> <td style="background: #FFFF39; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.2 </td> <td style="background: #FFFF3B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.3 </td> <td style="background: #FFFF3C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.4 </td> <td style="background: #FFFF3C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.4 </td> <td style="background: #FFFF43; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.8 </td> <td style="background: #FFFF45; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.9 </td> <td style="background: #FFFF43; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.8 </td> <td style="background: #FFFF42; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.7 </td> <td style="background: #FFFF3E; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.5 </td> <td style="background: #FFFF3B; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.3 </td> <td style="background: #FFFF37; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.1 </td> <td style="background: #FFFF37; color:#000000;" class="notheme">12.1 </td> <td style="background: #FFFF3E; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">12.5 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align: center;"> <th scope="row" style="height: 16px;">Percent <a href="/wiki/Sunshine_duration" title="Sunshine duration">possible sunshine</a> </th> <td style="background: #FAFA28; color:#000000;" class="notheme">47.4 </td> <td style="background: #FBFB29; color:#000000;" class="notheme">47.7 </td> <td style="background: #F3F318; color:#000000;" class="notheme">43.5 </td> <td style="background: #F7F721; color:#000000;" class="notheme">45.8 </td> <td style="background: #F5F51C; color:#000000;" class="notheme">44.5 </td> <td style="background: #E8E800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">36.8 </td> <td style="background: #D8D800; color:#000000;" class="notheme">27.2 </td> <td style="background: #D5D500; color:#000000;" class="notheme">25.8 </td> <td style="background: #DBDB00; color:#000000;" class="notheme">29.4 </td> <td style="background: #F0F00F; color:#000000;" class="notheme">41.4 </td> <td style="background: #FFFF45; color:#000000;" class="notheme">54.5 </td> <td style="background: #FFFF44; color:#000000;" class="notheme">54.4 </td> <td style="background: #F0F010; color:#000000; border-left-width:medium" class="notheme">41.5 </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="14" style="text-align:center;font-size:95%;">Source: Weatherbase<sup id="cite_ref-weatherbase_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-weatherbase-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div><p>The mean annual temperature recorded in Asaba is 26.8 °C/ 80.2 °F. On average, 1331 mm/52.4 inch of precipitation falls annually in Asaba.<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> The <a href="/wiki/K%C3%B6ppen_climate_classification" title="Köppen climate classification">Köppen climate classification</a> for the city is <i>Aw</i>. </p><p>Climate change is causing a colder climate with a positive temperature trend, while horizontal trends indicate a decreasing trend.<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> </p><p>Asaba experiences two distinct seaons: a warm, oppressive, and overcast wet season from March into late October and a hot, dry season from November into late February. The climate of the region is largely influenced by the prevailing movement and location of the southwesterly and northeasterly <a href="/wiki/Trade_winds" title="Trade winds">trade winds</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Intertropical_Convergence_Zone" title="Intertropical Convergence Zone">Intertropical Convergence Zone (<i>ITCZ</i>)</a> respectively. Over the year, the temperature typically varies from 67 °F to 89 °F and is rarely below 60 °F or above 92 °F. Based on the beach/pool score, the best time of year to visit Asaba for hot-weather activities is from late November into late January.<sup id="cite_ref-weatherspark.com_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-weatherspark.com-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Atlas_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Atlas-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Wind">Wind</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Asaba&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Wind"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The average hourly wind speed in Asaba experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year. The windier part of the year lasts for 3.9 months, from May 31 to September 27, with average wind speeds of more than 5.8 miles per hour. The windiest month of the year in Asaba is August, with an average hourly wind speed of 7.3 miles per hour. The calmer time of year lasts for 8.1 months, from September 27 to May 31. The calmest month of the year in Asaba is November, with an average hourly wind speed of 4.2 miles per hour.<sup id="cite_ref-weatherspark.com_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-weatherspark.com-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Atlas_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Atlas-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Clouds">Clouds</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Asaba&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Clouds"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In Asaba, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year. The clearer part of the year in Asaba begins around mid November and lasts for 3 months on average, ending around mid February. The clearest month of the year in Asaba is December, during which on average the sky is clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 46% of the time. The cloudier part of the year begins around mid February as a result of the <a href="/wiki/Intertropical_Convergence_Zone" title="Intertropical Convergence Zone">ITCZ</a> system. and lasts for an average of 9 months, ending around mid November. The cloudiest month of the year in Asaba is May, during which on average the sky is overcast or mostly cloudy 85% of the time.<sup id="cite_ref-Atlas_21-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Atlas-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Due to the <a href="/wiki/Harmattan" title="Harmattan">Harmattan</a>, the dry season is accompanied with a lot of dust which impedes visibility mid December–February. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Humidity">Humidity</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Asaba&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Humidity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Asaba experiences extreme seasonal variation in the perceived humidity. The more humid period of the year lasts during the duration of the rainy season, from March to October. This a result of the <a href="/wiki/Intertropical_Convergence_Zone" title="Intertropical Convergence Zone">ITCZ</a> system pushing on humid <a href="/wiki/Trade_winds" title="Trade winds">south western trade winds</a>. The month with the lowest humid days in Asaba is January.<sup id="cite_ref-weatherspark.com_19-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-weatherspark.com-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<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=Asaba&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Demographics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Anchor_statue_at_Landers_Brothers_Anchorage,_Asaba,_Delta_state2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Anchor_statue_at_Landers_Brothers_Anchorage%2C_Asaba%2C_Delta_state2.jpg/220px-Anchor_statue_at_Landers_Brothers_Anchorage%2C_Asaba%2C_Delta_state2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="146" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Anchor_statue_at_Landers_Brothers_Anchorage%2C_Asaba%2C_Delta_state2.jpg/330px-Anchor_statue_at_Landers_Brothers_Anchorage%2C_Asaba%2C_Delta_state2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Anchor_statue_at_Landers_Brothers_Anchorage%2C_Asaba%2C_Delta_state2.jpg/440px-Anchor_statue_at_Landers_Brothers_Anchorage%2C_Asaba%2C_Delta_state2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="665" /></a><figcaption>Anchor statue at Landers Brothers Anchorage, Asaba</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Igbo_people" title="Igbo people">Igbo people</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> are the native population of Asaba. However, the city also houses a number of immigrant ethnicities from other ethnic groups native to and surrounding <a href="/wiki/Delta_State" title="Delta State">Delta State</a>. </p><p>Since becoming the administrative capital of <a href="/wiki/Delta_State" title="Delta State">Delta State</a>, Asaba has grown in population to over half a million people. Today, it maintains a cosmopolitan population representative of the diverse cultures in Delta State and across Nigeria.<sup id="cite_ref-asaba.com/about_5-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-asaba.com/about-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Economy">Economy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Asaba&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Economy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Asaba is an administrative area and seat of government established during the time of the Royal Niger Company (now UACN), and is the administrative capital of Delta. Thus civil service leads the economy and economic activities of the city's inhabitants. The Nigerian government through the administration of <a href="/wiki/Samuel_Ogbemudia" title="Samuel Ogbemudia">Samuel Ogbemudia</a> established the Asaba Textile Mills<sup id="cite_ref-guardian(Nigeria)_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-guardian(Nigeria)-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and a power substation at Asaba. The city of Asaba hosts some pharmaceutical companies that manufacture medicines and there is also a steel mill within the city. Tourism also attracts revenue into the city, which has resulted to a booming hospitality business. In 2023, the Film Village was opened officially in hopes of boosting the already growing <i><a href="/wiki/Nollywood" title="Nollywood">Nollywood</a></i> entertainment industry in the city. The city is linked by second Niger bridge to its sister city and largest trading partner <a href="/wiki/Onitsha" title="Onitsha">Onitsha</a><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> and the <a href="/wiki/A232_highway_(Nigeria)" title="A232 highway (Nigeria)">A232</a> to <a href="/wiki/Benin_City" title="Benin City">Benin city</a> . </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Markets">Markets</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Asaba&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Markets"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>There are three major markets in Asaba: <a href="/wiki/Ogbe-Ogonogo_Modern_Market,_Asaba" class="mw-redirect" title="Ogbe-Ogonogo Modern Market, Asaba">Ogbe-Ogonogo Market</a>, Cable Point Market, Infant Jesus Market, Iyanga Market and Wazobia Commodity Market<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. (August 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sport">Sport</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Asaba&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Sport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Stephen_Keshi_Stadium_Asaba_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Stephen_Keshi_Stadium_Asaba_2.jpg/220px-Stephen_Keshi_Stadium_Asaba_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="149" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Stephen_Keshi_Stadium_Asaba_2.jpg/330px-Stephen_Keshi_Stadium_Asaba_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/Stephen_Keshi_Stadium_Asaba_2.jpg/440px-Stephen_Keshi_Stadium_Asaba_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4160" data-file-height="2814" /></a><figcaption>Stephen Keshi Stadium Asaba</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Stephen_Keshi_Stadium" title="Stephen Keshi Stadium">Stephen Keshi Stadium</a> at Asaba, which has undergone recent renovations, has hosted several international competitions and soccer events since it was upgraded by the administration of Senator Dr. <a href="/wiki/Ifeanyi_Okowa" title="Ifeanyi Okowa">Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa</a> and commissioned by Nigeria's former president <a href="/wiki/Olusegun_Obasanjo" title="Olusegun Obasanjo">Olusegun Obasanjo</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Vanguard(Nigeria)_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Vanguard(Nigeria)-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The stadium is the home of Delta Force FC. </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=Asaba&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Transport"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <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=Asaba&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Air"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The city of Asaba and neighboring cities are accessible by air through the <a href="/wiki/Asaba_International_Airport" title="Asaba International Airport">Asaba International Airport</a> located just outside of the main city on the <a href="/wiki/A232_highway_(Nigeria)" title="A232 highway (Nigeria)">A232</a>.<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><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> </p><p>Asaba International Airport was commissioned in 2011 by Delta State Government.<a rel="nofollow" class="external autonumber" href="https://hotels.ng/places/airport/538-asaba-international-airport">[2]</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=Asaba&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Road"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Nnebisi_road_Asaba_2.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Nnebisi_road_Asaba_2.jpg/220px-Nnebisi_road_Asaba_2.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Nnebisi_road_Asaba_2.jpg/330px-Nnebisi_road_Asaba_2.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/74/Nnebisi_road_Asaba_2.jpg/440px-Nnebisi_road_Asaba_2.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4160" data-file-height="3120" /></a><figcaption>Nnebisi Road, Asaba</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b><a href="/wiki/A232_highway_(Nigeria)" title="A232 highway (Nigeria)">A232</a></b>, more known as the Asaba-Benin Expressway is an important roadway which connects parts of eastern Nigeria with western Nigeria. The Ogwashi-Uku-Ughelli highway which has undergone extensive expansion also connects areas of Asaba with <a href="/wiki/Ndokwa_East" title="Ndokwa East">Ndokwa</a> country, <a href="/wiki/Ughelli_North" title="Ughelli North">Ughelli</a> and the southern reaches of the state, with the Asaba-Ebu road historically connecting the city with northern Nigeria. Construction has been undertaken south of Oko to build an expressway linking the city to the <a href="/wiki/Second_Niger_bridge" title="Second Niger bridge">Second Niger Bridge</a> which has already been completed. The bridge serves to reduce traffic congestion along the <a href="/wiki/River_Niger_Bridge" title="River Niger Bridge">First Niger Bridge</a> and the A232. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Water">Water</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Asaba&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Water"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Asaba is served by water transportation available through the <a href="/wiki/Niger_River" title="Niger River">Niger River</a>, which surrounds the easternmost stretches of the city. Until the commissioning of the <a href="/wiki/River_Niger_Bridge" title="River Niger Bridge">First Niger bridge</a>, the main transportation means across the Niger were <a href="/wiki/Ferry" title="Ferry">ferry</a> services were provided across to Onitsha via <a href="/w/index.php?title=Cable_point&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Cable point (page does not exist)">Cable point</a>. The city is also planned to be serviced by the neighboring Onitsha port located south of the city. </p> <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=Asaba&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Notable people"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Phillip_Asiodu" title="Phillip Asiodu">Phillip Asiodu</a><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/Epiphany_Azinge" title="Epiphany Azinge">Epiphany Azinge</a><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> <li><a href="/wiki/Maryam_Babangida" title="Maryam Babangida">Maryam Babangida</a><sup id="cite_ref-asabacom_30-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-asabacom-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Chike_Edozien" title="Joseph Chike Edozien">Joseph Chike Edozien</a><sup id="cite_ref-asabacom_30-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-asabacom-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lynxxx" title="Lynxxx">Lynxxx</a><sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Nwachukwu_Ndili" title="Frank Nwachukwu Ndili">Frank Nwachukwu Ndili</a><sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ike_Nwamu" title="Ike Nwamu">Ike Nwamu</a><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emma_Nyra" title="Emma Nyra">Emma Nyra</a><sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chief_Dennis_Osadebay" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Dennis Osadebay">Chief Dennis Osadebay</a><sup id="cite_ref-asabacom_30-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-asabacom-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SHiiKANE" title="SHiiKANE">SHiiKANE</a><sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Gallery">Gallery</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Asaba&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Gallery"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Asaba_market,_Asaba,_Delta_state3.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Ogbe-Ogonogo Market"><img alt="Ogbe-Ogonogo Market" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Asaba_market%2C_Asaba%2C_Delta_state3.jpg/120px-Asaba_market%2C_Asaba%2C_Delta_state3.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Asaba_market%2C_Asaba%2C_Delta_state3.jpg/180px-Asaba_market%2C_Asaba%2C_Delta_state3.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Asaba_market%2C_Asaba%2C_Delta_state3.jpg/240px-Asaba_market%2C_Asaba%2C_Delta_state3.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="667" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Ogbe-Ogonogo Market</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Asaba_roundabout,_Asaba,_Delta_state.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Asaba roundabout"><img alt="Asaba roundabout" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Asaba_roundabout%2C_Asaba%2C_Delta_state.jpg/120px-Asaba_roundabout%2C_Asaba%2C_Delta_state.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Asaba_roundabout%2C_Asaba%2C_Delta_state.jpg/180px-Asaba_roundabout%2C_Asaba%2C_Delta_state.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2b/Asaba_roundabout%2C_Asaba%2C_Delta_state.jpg/240px-Asaba_roundabout%2C_Asaba%2C_Delta_state.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="665" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Asaba roundabout</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Asaba_market,_Asaba,_Delta_state6.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Asaba market"><img alt="Asaba market" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Asaba_market%2C_Asaba%2C_Delta_state6.jpg/120px-Asaba_market%2C_Asaba%2C_Delta_state6.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Asaba_market%2C_Asaba%2C_Delta_state6.jpg/180px-Asaba_market%2C_Asaba%2C_Delta_state6.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0b/Asaba_market%2C_Asaba%2C_Delta_state6.jpg/240px-Asaba_market%2C_Asaba%2C_Delta_state6.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="667" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Asaba market</div> </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=Asaba&action=edit&section=19" 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-Asa" title="Asaba-Asa">Asaba-Asa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asaba_massacre" title="Asaba massacre">Asaba massacre</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ekumeku_Movement" title="Ekumeku Movement">Ekumeku Movement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warri" title="Warri">Warri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uvwie" title="Uvwie">Uvwie</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Asaba&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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