Uvwie


Uvwie is one of the twenty-five Local Government Areas in Delta State, Nigeria, and one of the Urhobo Kingdoms. Uvwie also refers to the people and their language.
It has a monarch ruler who resides at the King palace known as Ovie palace. Although the LGA is dominated by the Urhobo, it consists of some Itsekiri communities such as Ugbolokposo which is under the overlordship of the Olu of Warri - the paramount ruler of the Itsekiri people.

Geography

Uvwie is located in the area roughly between longitudes 5.40' and 5.50' East of Latitudes 5.30 and 5.50 North. The area is approximately 100 square kilometres and it is bounded by Okpe Kingdom in the North and Udu and Ughiẹvwen in the North-West, Agbarho kingdom in the North East, Agbarho-Ame in the East, Okere urhobo kingdom in the South and Itsekiri in the South West.
It is a gateway town in and out of the city of Warri;Also it is a border town to Osubi Airport in Osubi.
A centre of civilization for the Urhobo people, Effurun is the headquarters of the Uvwie local government of Delta state, Nigeria.
It is a densely populated region and has many of the city's finest exotic hotels for relaxation such as Wellington Hotel, Hotel, Excel, Mega Hilton hotel, GT Maines Hotels and Suites, Golden Tulip Hotel.
List of towns and villages in Uvwie Local Government Area includes :
• Effurun
• Ekpan
• Enerhen
• Okuamowah
• Okuireroh
• Okwemowa
• Okwetata
• Ugborikoko
• Opet
• Ugbolokposo
• Ugbomoro
• Ugboroke

Corporations and government facilities

Various companies and facilities are located within this town, such as: