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Uvwie
Uvwie (/hu-we-ɛ/), is a principal urban Local government area in Delta State. It lies along the Warri River and it is one of the 24 Urhobo kingdoms. The entirety of the LGA is a border town to the city of Warri
The term Uvwie primarily refers to the indigenous people of the geographic region, Uvwie also doubles as the name of the language and the kingdom of Uvwie.
Effurun, the traditional and political headquarters of Uvwie kingdom/local government area, is now used to refer to the city itself; it is a border town that acts as the gateway to the city of Warri , it is often mistaken for warri itself even though both are two entirely different Local government areas This LGA has a population of 188,728 people as at the 2006 census.
The metropolitan area is known nationwide as Effurun metropolis.
The introduction of British colonialism in the late nineteenth century made Uvwie to become part of modern-day Nigeria which was created by the amalgamation of the protectorates of Northern and Southern Nigeria in 1914. Since then foreign cultural pins like changes in the system of governance, dress codes, diets, Uvwie traditional architecture, economic activities and language have been inserted in the traditional culture. In response, the Uvwie traditional culture has strived to be assertive, on the one hand, and accepted to be an undercurrent, on the other hand.
Uvwie was a clan until 1954 when it became a Kingdom with the introduction of monarchy and Johnson Ejuvwiekoko Edjekohwo Eruohwo was crowned as Eruphwo II, the Ovie of Uvwie Kingdom on 1 December 1954. Political reforms have also made Uvwie a local government in the Delta State. Uvwie is being governed by the government of Delta State, the Uvwie Local Government, and the Uvwie monarch, which is responsible for the traditional governance of the Uvwie kingdom subject to the constitution of Nigeria and other laws.
Uvwie is bounded by Okpe to the North, Udu to the South, Warri South to the West, Ughelli North to the East and Ughelli South to the South Eastern axis.
Until the 60s and 70s Uvwie and Warri was separated by arces of bushes and virgin lands there was an obvious boundary between both areas, during the exploration of Oil in the creeks, the former administrative capital and closest hinterland, Warri, attained a city status, due to the citing of various oil companies and firms the 30 km² town became congested. The western axis of Warri (Warri South West, Warri North and other parts of Warri South) had a swampy terrain so the expansion of the then booming city drifted towards its closest neighboring uplands, Uvwie, reason Uvwie plays host to the Warri Refinery and Petro Chemicals at Ekpan-Effurun and the former Warri Airport at Ugborikoko-Effurun and other Major institutes in the Metropolis
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Uvwie
Uvwie (/hu-we-ɛ/), is a principal urban Local government area in Delta State. It lies along the Warri River and it is one of the 24 Urhobo kingdoms. The entirety of the LGA is a border town to the city of Warri
The term Uvwie primarily refers to the indigenous people of the geographic region, Uvwie also doubles as the name of the language and the kingdom of Uvwie.
Effurun, the traditional and political headquarters of Uvwie kingdom/local government area, is now used to refer to the city itself; it is a border town that acts as the gateway to the city of Warri , it is often mistaken for warri itself even though both are two entirely different Local government areas This LGA has a population of 188,728 people as at the 2006 census.
The metropolitan area is known nationwide as Effurun metropolis.
The introduction of British colonialism in the late nineteenth century made Uvwie to become part of modern-day Nigeria which was created by the amalgamation of the protectorates of Northern and Southern Nigeria in 1914. Since then foreign cultural pins like changes in the system of governance, dress codes, diets, Uvwie traditional architecture, economic activities and language have been inserted in the traditional culture. In response, the Uvwie traditional culture has strived to be assertive, on the one hand, and accepted to be an undercurrent, on the other hand.
Uvwie was a clan until 1954 when it became a Kingdom with the introduction of monarchy and Johnson Ejuvwiekoko Edjekohwo Eruohwo was crowned as Eruphwo II, the Ovie of Uvwie Kingdom on 1 December 1954. Political reforms have also made Uvwie a local government in the Delta State. Uvwie is being governed by the government of Delta State, the Uvwie Local Government, and the Uvwie monarch, which is responsible for the traditional governance of the Uvwie kingdom subject to the constitution of Nigeria and other laws.
Uvwie is bounded by Okpe to the North, Udu to the South, Warri South to the West, Ughelli North to the East and Ughelli South to the South Eastern axis.
Until the 60s and 70s Uvwie and Warri was separated by arces of bushes and virgin lands there was an obvious boundary between both areas, during the exploration of Oil in the creeks, the former administrative capital and closest hinterland, Warri, attained a city status, due to the citing of various oil companies and firms the 30 km² town became congested. The western axis of Warri (Warri South West, Warri North and other parts of Warri South) had a swampy terrain so the expansion of the then booming city drifted towards its closest neighboring uplands, Uvwie, reason Uvwie plays host to the Warri Refinery and Petro Chemicals at Ekpan-Effurun and the former Warri Airport at Ugborikoko-Effurun and other Major institutes in the Metropolis
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