Uvwie (/hu-we-ɛ/), is a principal
Urban Local Government Area
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in
Delta State. It lies along the Warri River and it is one of the twenty-four
Urhobo Kingdoms. The entirety of the LGA is
conurbated with the city of
Warri
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, making it a greater part of
Warri
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metropolitan area
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The term Uvwie primarily refers to the indigenous people of the
geographic region
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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 twenty-four Urhobo Kingdoms. The entirety of the LGA is conurbated with the city of Warri, making it a greater p ...
also doubles as the name of the
language
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and the
Kingdom of Uvwie.
More recently,
Effurun
Effurun is a town and the headquarters of Uvwie Local Government Area in Delta State, Nigeria. It is an Urban center, densely populated with different infrastructural development. it borders it's twin city Warri, also serves as an entra ...
which is the
traditional
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and
political
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headquarters
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of Uvwie
Kingdom/
Local Government Area
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is now used to refer to the city herself which is a
twin city to the city of
Warri
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The
metropolitan area
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is known nation wide for it's unique form of Pidgin, the
Warri Pidgin
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History
The introduction of
British colonialism
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in the late
nineteenth century
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The 19th century was characterized by vast social upheaval. Slavery was abolish ...
made Uvwie to become part of modern-day
Nigeria
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which was created by the
amalgamation of the Protectorates of Northern and Southern
Nigeria
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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 1st December 1954. Political reforms have also made Uvwie a
Local Government
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in the
Delta State of
Nigeria
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. Uvwie is being governed by the government of
Delta State, the Uvwie
Local Government
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, and the Uvwie
Monarchy
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which is responsible for the traditional governance of the Uvwie Kingdom subject to the
constitution of Nigeria
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History
Nigeria's str ...
and other
laws
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.
Geography
![Uvwie, Delta State](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/50/Uvwie%2C_Delta_State.jpg)
Uvwie is bounded by
Okpe to the North,
Udu to the South,
Warri South
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It has an important sea port in the country and is the commercial nerve centre of the state, With Dr. Tidi Michael as the current loca ...
to the West,
Ughelli North to the East and
Ughelli South
Ughelli South is a Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. It is made up of six Urhobo kingdoms namely: Ughievwen, Arhavwarien, Effurun Otor, Eghwu, Okparabe and Olomu. Otu Jeremi
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to the South Eastern axis.
Until the 60s and 70s Uvwie and
Warri
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was separated by arces of bushes and virgin lands there was an obvious
boundary
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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 30Km² town became congested. The western axis of Warri (
Warri South West
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Warri South-West Local Government
Warri South West has an estimated land area of and a po ...
,
Warri North
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Warri North LGA has ...
and other parts of
Warri South
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It has an important sea port in the country and is the commercial nerve centre of the state, With Dr. Tidi Michael as the current loca ...
) had a swampy terrain so the expansion of the then booming city drifted towards the it's 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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A big c ...
Residential areas
Some of Uvwie's more popular and well-known Neighborhoods are Effurun GRA (Government Reserved Area), Bendel Estate, Niger cat, Enerhen Junction, Uti Road, Ebrumede community, Okoribi, Ugbolokposo community, Okuatata/Ugbomro community, Iterigbi community, Alegbo Quarter, Alaka Quarter, Erovie Quarter, Jakpa Quarter, Aka Avenue, Enerhen community, NNPC housing complex, PTI, Ugboroke community, Ugborikoko community, FUPRE road, Refinery road, Effurun-Sapele road, Afieki Quarters, Udumuovwori Quarters. The main industrial area is located in Ekpan and the central town of Effurun.
Demography
People
Uvwie people (a
subgroup
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of
Urhobo) are the
indigenous
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inhabitants
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of Uvwie, however due to her
cosmopolitan
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status she has experienced a large influx of non-natives most especially the
Ijaw Ijaw may refer to:
*Ijaw people
*Ijaw languages
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Classification
The Ijo languages were traditionally considered a ...
,
Isoko,
Igbo
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* Igbo language, their language
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* Ibo (disambiguation)
* Igbo mythology
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*
* Igbo-Ukwu, a ...
and
Itsekiri
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people amongst others
Religion
The city is predominantly
Christian
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of
Orthodox
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and
Pentecostal
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populace
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that practices the
Igbé religion with a few noticable
Muslims
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(''from Northern Nigeria especially'')
Language
Due to the
multicultural
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and
multiethnic
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background of the recent inhabitants of the city, the Warri dialect of the
Nigerian Pidgin is commonly used as a means of communication, reason why the
Uvwie language
Uvwiẹ or Ephrọn is a Niger Congo language spoken by the Uvwie people of southern Nigeria. It is classified alongside Urhobo, Okpe, Isoko and Eruwa as co-ordinate members of South-western Edoid branch of Proto Edoid language spoken by the ...
is gradually going
extinct
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as it is not commonly spoken, even amongst natives
Climate
Uvwie has an average temperature of 25 degrees centigrade and has a number of rivers and streams flowing within its territory. The city witnesses two distinct seasons which are the dry and the rainy seasons with the total precipitation in the city put at an estimated 3170 mm of rainfall per annum
Temperature throughout the year in the City is relatively constant, showing little variation throughout the course of the year. Average temperature are typically between 25°C - 28°C in the City
Economics and infrastructure
Uvwie is the economic nerve center of Warri metropolitan area and
Delta State at large.
Uvwie plays hosts to major revenue generating centers such as Gbagi Mall, Effurun. Delta Mall (ShopRite), Effurun. Warri Refinery and Petro Chemicals, Ekpan. Nigeria Gas Company, Ekpan. Water Resources, Ugborikoko. etc
Uvwie houses most of the roads network linking the main town of Warri to other parts of the metropolis such as
Osubi
Osubi is a town in Okpe Local Government Area of Delta state, southern Nigeria
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, Okuokoko in
Okpe, Ovwian, Mofor in
Udu, Otokutu etc.
![Enerhen junction, Uvwie, Delta State, Nigeria](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0a/Enerhen_junction%2C_Uvwie%2C_Delta_State%2C_Nigeria.jpg)
Enerhen Junction in Enerhen, Uvwie serves as a linkage between Uvwie,
Warri
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and
Udu
![DSC Roundabout, Ebrumede, Uvwie](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e5/DSC_Roundabout%2C_Ebrumede%2C_Uvwie.jpg)
DSC roundabout is the gateway to the Delta Steel Company (DSC), Ovwian-Aladja at
Udu, it also connects Okuokoko in
Okpe, Uvwie and Otokutu near
Udu
![Effurun Roundabout](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Effurun_Roundabout.jpg)
Effurun Roundabout in
Effurun
Effurun is a town and the headquarters of Uvwie Local Government Area in Delta State, Nigeria. It is an Urban center, densely populated with different infrastructural development. it borders it's twin city Warri, also serves as an entra ...
, Uvwie is the central spot in Uvwie and also a strategic location from other parts of
Nigeria
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to the rest of the
South-South, It's one of the routes that links
Benin City
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via Benin-Sapele-Effurun to
Port-Harcourt City via Effurun-Ughelli-Port Harcourt.
It's the gateway into the main town of
Warri
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in
Warri South LGA, gateway to Warri Port, Ugbangwe-Warri via NPA express, gateway to Warri Refinery, Ekpan-Effurun (Uvwie).
See Also
Warri
The city of Warri is an oil hub within South-South Nigeria and houses an annex of the Delta State Government House. Warri City is one of the major hubs of the petroleum industry in Nigeria. Warri and her twin city, Uvwie are the commercial ...
Ughelli
Ughelli is a town in Delta State, Nigeria, and one of the 24 kingdoms that make up the Urhobo Nation. It also serves as the headquarters of Ughelli North local government area of Delta State. The city is indigenous to the Urhobo ethnic nation ...
Sapele
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Asaba
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Agbor
Agbor is the most populous city among the Ika people. It is located in Ika South Local Government Area of Delta State, in South-south geo-political zone of Nigeria, West Africa. Agbor is the headquarters of Ika South Local Government Area, in ...
Abraka
Abraka, is a town in Delta state, Nigeria.
It is also home to two of the main 24 urhobo kingdoms.
It is mostly known as a university town and has the main campus of the Delta State University located there.
Abraka town is a favourite destina ...
Udu
References
External links
A Brief History of Uvwie
Local Government Areas in Delta State
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