Kwale, Nigeria

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] .

This article is about a city in Nigeria. For the Kenyan town of the same name, see Kwale.
Kwale
Utagba Ogbe
City
Nickname(s): 
K town
Kwale
Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 6°11′52.23″N 6°43′42.48″E
Country Nigeria
StateDelta State
Area
 • Total268 km2 (103 sq mi)
Population
 (2006 census)[1]
 • Estimate 
(2011)
176,060[2]
Demonym(s)Nde Utagba
ClimateAw

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 speaking people of #DeltaState. Kwale is the homeland of #UKWUANI PEOPLE 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. "FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA : 2006 Population Census" (PDF). Web.archive.org. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 March 2012. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  2. "Delta (state, Nigeria)". population.de. 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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