Ughelli is a town in Delta State

Delta State

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, Nigeria

Nigeria

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. The city of Ughelli has an 'Ovie', which is the traditional ruler. The indigenes of Ughelli town have a yearly celebration festival called 'Omanuku'. According to the 1991 census Ughelli had a population of 54,206; a 2007 estimate places its population at 82,994.

The town was originally an agricultural

Agriculture

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 center, but industry

Industry

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 has now developed there. Petroleum extraction by Shell

Royal Dutch Shell

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 occurs in the vicinity. The major schools in are the Anglican Girls Grammar School and St Theresa's College. Government College, Kogbodi International School, Noble Crest Secondary School. The town is also the home of Our Lady of the Waters Cathedral, seat of the Roman Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Bomadi

Apostolic Vicariate of Bomadi

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. A famous producer of glass bottles Frigoglass

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's factory is located here.