South South
Delta State
Capital: Asaba · Created 1991 · ≈5.7 million · Area 17,698 km²
Population
≈5.7 million
Size
17,698 km²
Capital
Asaba
Year created
1991
Geopolitical zone
South South
Languages
Urhobo · Isoko · Ijaw · Itsekiri · Igbo (Anioma) · English
Ethnic groups
- Urhobo
- Isoko
- Ijaw
- Itsekiri
- Anioma-Igbo
Natural resources
- Crude oil & gas (major)
- Silica
- Lignite
- Kaolin
- Timber
Signature foods
- Banga soup (palmnut)
- Owho (starch and banga)
- Ukodo (yam pepper soup)
- Ivwerie (unripe plantain porridge)
Notable people
- Emmanuel Uduaghan (former governor)
- Ifeanyi Okowa (former governor)
- Stephen Keshi (footballer)
- Sunday Oliseh (footballer)
- Nengi (BBNaija)
Culture, values & festivals
- Igue and Ine festivals
- Urhobo Ihuku (age-grade) system
- Colourful Itsekiri royal court
- Warri highlife music scene
Top places to visit in Delta
- 1
River Ethiope Source, Umuaja
Longest coastal river in Africa, source is a sacred spring.
- 2
Nana Living History Museum, Koko
Palace of Nana Olomu, Itsekiri merchant prince.
- 3
Araya Bible Site, Isoko
Bible said to have descended from heaven in 1914.
- 4
Otuogu Beach, Asaba
Sandy beach on the Niger River.
About the South South
Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Rivers. Niger Delta, oil belt, mangrove creeks, Calabar carnival.