Delta state was created on the 27 August 1991 form the former Bendel state, it is an oil and agricultural producing state in the south-south Nigeria. Delta state has a total land area of 16,842 square kilometers (6,503 sq mi) with 25 local government areas: Ethiope West, Ethiope East, Okpe, Sapele, Udu, Ughelli North, Ughelli South, Uvwie, Aniocha North, Aniocha South, Ika North East, Ika South, Ndokwa East, Ndokwa West, Oshimili North, Oshimili South, Ukwuani, Bomadi, Burutu, Isoko North, Isoko South, Patani, Warri North, Warri South, and Warri South West. The capital city is Asaba, located at the northern end of the state, with an estimated area of 762 square kilometres (294 sq mi), while Warri is the economic nerve center of the state and also the most populated located in the southern end of the state. Delta State shares common boundaries with Edo, Ondo, Imo, Anambra and Bayelsa States. Delta state is low-lying without remarkable hills. The state has a wide coastal belt inte...
