Kwale, Nigeria

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Kwale
Utagba Ogbe
City
Nickname(s): 
K town
Kwale is located in Nigeria
Kwale
Kwale
Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 6°11′52.23″N 6°43′42.48″E / 6.1978417°N 6.7284667°E / 6.1978417; 6.7284667Coordinates: 6°11′52.23″N 6°43′42.48″E / 6.1978417°N 6.7284667°E / 6.1978417; 6.7284667
Country Nigeria
StateDelta State
Area
 • Total268 km2 (103 sq mi)
Population
 (2006 census)[2]
 • Estimate 
(2011)
176,060[1]
Demonym(s)Nde Utagba
ClimateAw

Kwale is a city in Delta State, Nigeria and is located within the colonial Warri province. Kwale is generally considered a city especially considering it oil and gas reserves which can be utilized to transform the town and neighbouring communities into a modern city. Kwale is host to oil and gas companies some of which have presence in different parts of the African city such as a gas flow facility which is situated at Ebedei nearby Umukwata area and another at Ebendo and Umusadege with a pipeline running from Aboh and river Ase creeks [3] .

There are considerations about the establishment of modular refineries within the area [4] . The main and only Electricity generation facility in Delta North is at Okpai within the city of Kwale.

History[]

Kwale is home to the Ukwuani people, also known as Ndsosimili. Kwale is an Igbo town that got its name from an anglicized version of Ukwuani, a misspelling by British colonists.

Demographics[]

Kwale city is inhabited by the Ukwuani people, who are the natives of the land.

References[]

  1. ^ "Delta (state, Nigeria)". population.de. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  2. ^ "FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA : 2006 Population Census" (PDF). Web.archive.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Mart oil resources launches new brand identity". ThisDay. March 23, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
  4. ^ "Delta to build three modular refineries". TheNation. February 22, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
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