Udu, Nigeria

Udu, Nigeria

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Udu Local Government Area
population_as_of = 2007
population_urban =
population_note = estimated
population_total =200000
area_metro_km2 =
population_density_km2 =
timezone = CET
utc_offset = +1
timezone_DST = CEST
utc_offset_DST = +1
website = http://www.deltastate.gov.ng/admin&governmentframe.htm
footnotes =

Udu is a Local Government Area in Delta State, Nigeria. It has a population of over 200,000 people and it is about 5 minutes drive away from Warri Airport. Its capital is Otor-Udu. Udu is one of the Urhobo kingdoms, and it has its own king, or "ovie".

Geography

The land is interlocked by rivers flowing across. It has a tropical weather and rain forest with evergreen vegetation and plantation all year round. Its geographical feature consists of numerous streams that inter-connect into an intricate web of rivers, lagoons, swamps and wetlands. cite web |url=http://www.deltastate.gov.ng/retreathotel.htm |title= hotel and tourism development potentials in delta state |work=goodie ibru|June 2nd,2001 |subsession=workshop, retreat & seminar papers| accessdate = 2008-01-11] It is a boundary town and a suburb of Warri metropolis and is connected from Enerhen by the Udu Bridge over Warri River.

Some Communities in the LGA include otor udu , ekete , Aladja, Orhuwhorun, and Ovwian.

Economy

Udu's natural resourses include rubber and rubber products, palm oil and palm products, cassava, fruits, vegetables and maize available in large quantities. Silica is available in a nearby town for the manufacture of glass and also is crude oil, natural gas and other minerals for the petrochemical industry.

To the right of the Udu Bridge are the Delta Steel plant, Africa's first direct steel reduction variety of metallurgy, and Udu's market. A Shell gas plant is located near the LGA, as are the offices of engineering companies.

A railway line is currently being constructed by the Federal Government from Itakpe-Ajaokuta to Aladja.

References

External links

*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otor-Udu


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