Uvwie
| Uvwie | |
|---|---|
| LGA | |
  Uvwie | |
| Coordinates: Coordinates: 5°52′12″N 6°00′04″E / 5.87000°N 6.0010°E | |
| Country |
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| State | Delta State |
| Headquarters | Effurun |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Uvwie is one of the twenty-five Local Government Area's (LGA) in Delta State, Nigeria, and one of the Urhobo Kingdoms. Uvwie also refers to the people and their language.
Geography
Uvwie is located in the area roughly between longitudes 5.40' and 5.50' East of Latitudes 5.30 and 5.50 North. The area is approximately 100 square kilometres and it is bounded by Okpe Kingdom in the North and Udu and Ughiẹvwen in the North-West, Agbarho kingdom in the North East, Agbarho-Ame in the East, Okere kingdom in the South and Itsekiri in the South West.
It is a gateway town in and out of the city of Warri;Also it is a border town to Osubi Airport in Osubi.
A centre of civilization for the Urhobo people, Effurun is the headquarters of the Uvwie local government of Delta state, Nigeria.
It is densely populated region and has many of the city's finest exotic hotels for relaxation such as Wellington Hotel,Hotel,Excel,Mega Hilton hotel, GT Maines Hotels and Suites, Casa De Pedro Hotel .
Corporations and government facilities
Various companies and facilities are located within this town, such as:
- Petroleum Training Institute, Effurun
- Federal University of Petroleum Resource, Effurun
- Effurun Army Barracks, Effurun
- Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, Ekpan
- J.FM(Private radio station)
- Uvwie modern market
- Ovie Palace, Effurun
- Warri Business School
- Centre for Peace International and Mediation
External links
State capital: Asaba | ||
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