Uvwie
Uvwie
Ẹphrọn Effurun | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 5°33′0″N 5°46′0″E / 5.55000°N 5.76667°E | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| State | Delta State |
| Conurbation | Warri |
| Headquarters | Effurun |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local Government Chairman |
| • Chairman | Ramson Onoyake |
| Area | |
• Total | 35.68 sq mi (92.41 km2) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 258,700 |
| • Density | 7,250.6/sq mi (2,799.48/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
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 24 Urhobo kingdoms. The entirety of the LGA is conurbated with the city of Warri, making it a greater part of Warri metropolitan area
The term Uvwie primarily refers to the indigenous people of the geographic region, Uvwie also doubles as the name of the language and the kingdom of Uvwie.
Effurun, the traditional and political headquarters of Uvwie kingdom/local government area, is now used to refer to the city itself; it is a twin city to Warri
The metropolitan area is known nationwide as Effurun metropolis.