Issele-Uku
Encyclopedia
Issele-Uku is a city in Nigeria's Delta State
and headquarters for the Local Government Area of Aniocha North
, It is also the Episcopal See
of the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Issele-Uku. It has its own post office and is served by the nearby new Asaba International Airport. http://wikimapia.org/#lat=6.3214408&lon=6.5221024&z=12&l=0&m=b
Issele-Uku lies approximately 6 degrees north of the equator. Igbo is the native language in Asaba and neighboring towns/environs.
Local Government Area
of Aniocha North
.
of the Igbo people
. The area is growing with immigrant communities of Itsekiri
, Urhobo
, Isoko
, Ijaw, Hausa
and Yoruba
people .
Delta State
Delta State may refer to:*Delta State, a state in southern Nigeria.*Delta State , a Canadian animated television series.*Delta State University, a public university located in the U.S. state of Mississippi....
and headquarters for the Local Government Area of Aniocha North
Aniocha North
Aniocha North is a Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Issele Uku.It has an area of 406 km² and a population of 104,711 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 320....
, It is also the Episcopal See
Episcopal See
An episcopal see is, in the original sense, the official seat of a bishop. This seat, which is also referred to as the bishop's cathedra, is placed in the bishop's principal church, which is therefore called the bishop's cathedral...
of the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Issele-Uku. It has its own post office and is served by the nearby new Asaba International Airport. http://wikimapia.org/#lat=6.3214408&lon=6.5221024&z=12&l=0&m=b
Etymology
The Kingdom of Isi-Ile-Uku was carved out of the Benin Empire around 1230 A.D.http://www.issele-uku.org/Issele-Uku%20Kingdom.htmGeography
The City of Issele-Uku in the oil rich Delta State of Nigeria is located west of the majestic River Niger. The historic River Niger is a trans-African link beginning from West Africa and down into the Atlantic Ocean.Issele-Uku lies approximately 6 degrees north of the equator. Igbo is the native language in Asaba and neighboring towns/environs.
Politics
Issele-Uku is headquarters of the Delta StateDelta State
Delta State may refer to:*Delta State, a state in southern Nigeria.*Delta State , a Canadian animated television series.*Delta State University, a public university located in the U.S. state of Mississippi....
Local Government Area
Local Government Area
A local government area is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a state, province, division, or territory....
of Aniocha North
Aniocha North
Aniocha North is a Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Issele Uku.It has an area of 406 km² and a population of 104,711 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 320....
.
Demographics
Issele-Uku is part of the ethnic territoryIgboland
Igboland, or Igbo land , also known as the Ibo, Ebo, and Heebo Country, is a cultural region in Nigeria that includes the indigenous territory and cultural reach of the Igbo people...
of the Igbo people
Igbo people
Igbo people, also referred to as the Ibo, Ebo, Eboans or Heebo are an ethnic group living chiefly in southeastern Nigeria. They speak Igbo, which includes various Igboid languages and dialects; today, a majority of them speak English alongside Igbo as a result of British colonialism...
. The area is growing with immigrant communities of Itsekiri
Itsekiri
The Itsekiri are an ethnic group of Nigeria's Niger Delta area, Delta State. The Itsekiri presently number between 800,000–1,000,000 people and live mainly in the Warri South, Warri North and Warri South West local government districts of Delta State on the Atlantic Coast of Nigeria...
, Urhobo
Urhobo people
The Urhobo are people of southern Nigeria, near the northwestern Niger River delta. The Urhobo is the major ethnic group in Delta State; the Delta State is one of the 36 states of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. They speak Urhobo, a language in Niger–Congo group...
, Isoko
Isoko people
Isoko people are an ethnolinguistic group that inhabits the Isoko region of Delta State, Nigeria.-Isoko Land:The Isoko Land is one of the most densely populated areas in Nigeria, with about 300 persons per square kilometre compared with the average of 198 for Delta State and 130 for Nigeria...
, Ijaw, Hausa
Hausa people
The Hausa are one of the largest ethnic groups in West Africa. They are a Sahelian people chiefly located in northern Nigeria and southeastern Niger, but having significant numbers living in regions of Cameroon, Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Chad and Sudan...
and Yoruba
Yoruba people
The Yoruba people are one of the largest ethnic groups in West Africa. The majority of the Yoruba speak the Yoruba language...
people .