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Place details

Locality
Asaba
Region
Delta
Country
Nigeria
Population
73,374
Timezone
Africa/Lagos

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Asaba
Settlement.settlement_type
City
Settlement.image_skyline
File:Asaba 2.jpg
Settlement.imagesize
250px
Settlement.image_caption
Okpanam Road, a prominent avenue in Asaba
Settlement.nicknames
Ani Mmili, Asb
Settlement.map_caption
Location of Asaba in Nigeria
Settlement.pushpin_map
Nigeria
Settlement.pushpin_relief
1
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_name
Nigeria
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Delta State
Settlement.subdivision_type2
LGA
Settlement.subdivision_name2
Oshimili South
Settlement.founder
Nnebisi
Settlement.parts_type
5 Quarters
Settlement.leader_title
Asagba “Obi Eze” (Ceremonial)

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  • Notable people
  • Gallery
  • See also
  • References
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Asaba ('''Igbo: Ahaba''') is the capital of Delta State, Nigeria. A rapidly growing urban area, it is located on the western bank of the Niger River and serves as the seat of the Oshimili South Local Government Area and Delta State Capital Territory. Asaba had a population of 149,603 as at the 2006 census, and a fast growing metropolitan population today of over half a million people.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Asaba” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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