Delta State (nga)

Delta State

Delta State ranks 4,994th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Nutley, New Jersey, Wörgl, and Waldshut-Tiengen. Memorable people born in Delta State include Sunday Oliseh, Gloria Kemasuode, and Jude Monye. Delta State has been the birth place of many athletes, and soccer players. Delta State is located in Nigeria.

Delta State is a state in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. Named after the Niger Delta—a large part of which is in the state—the state was formed from the former Bendel State on August 27, 1991. Bordered on the north by Edo State, the east by Anambra and Rivers states, and that south by Bayelsa State while to the west is the Bight of Benin which covers about 160 kilometres of the state's coastline. The state was initially created with 12 local government areas in 1991 which was later extended to 19 and now has 25 local government areas. Asaba as its state capital located along the River Niger on the northeastern end of the state, while the state's economic center is Warri on the southwestern coastline. Read more on Wikipedia