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Ogbaja Destination Guide

Discover Ogbaja in Nigeria

Ogbaja in the region of Rivers is a town located in Nigeria - some 255 mi or ( 411 km ) South of Abuja , the country's capital .

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Local time in Ogbaja is now 12:22 PM (Tuesday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Lagos " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Douala, Malabo, Otuoku, Umuahia, and Port Harcourt. When in this area, you might want to check out Douala . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Ogbaja ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Igbuku

Founded on the shores of the River Ase, Igbuku is one of the last Isoko towns sharing a common boundary with the UkwuaniKwale speaking areas of Delta State, Nigeria. Igbuku shares a common boundary with Ofagbe, Ovrode, Ibrede, Aboh, and Ashaka. The town is made up of descendants from Isoko and Kwale speaking founders who have so intertwined in intermarriages, that almost everyone from the town can trace to a mixed ancestry.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 5.62 6.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Populated places in Delta State

Niger Delta

Nigeria Delta, the delta of the Niger River in Nigeria, is a very densely populated region sometimes called the Oil Rivers because it was once a major producer of palm oil. The area was the British Oil Rivers Protectorate from 1885 until 1893, when it was expanded and became the Niger Coast Protectorate. The Niger Delta, as now defined officially by the Nigerian government, extends over about 70,000 km² and makes up 7.5% of Nigeria’s land mass.

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Located at 5.33 6.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Freshwater ecoregions, Landforms of Nigeria, Niger River Delta

Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni

Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni is a Local Government Area of Rivers State in Nigeria, with its capital at Omoku. It is part of the Ogba / Ebgema / Ndoni / Ahoada West constituency of the Nigerian House of Representatives.

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Located at 5.34 6.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Igbo subgroups, Local Government Areas in Rivers State

Ofagbe

Ofagbe ("Ofa kugbe") is a town about 10 miles East South of Ozoro, the headquarter of the Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. Legends have it that the town was established by three families who migrated from various points in the then Benin Kingdom to settle and call the town "home.

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Located at 5.55 6.35 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: Populated places in Delta State

Environmental issues in the Niger Delta

The key environmental issues in the Niger Delta of Nigeria relate to its petroleum industry. The delta covers 20,000 km² within wetlands of 70,000 km² formed primarily by sediment deposition. Home to 20 million people and 40 different ethnic groups, this floodplain makes up 7.5% of Nigeria's total land mass. It is the largest wetland and maintains the third-largest drainage basin in Africa.

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Located at 5.32 6.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Environmental issues in Nigeria