Warri
The city of Warri is an oil hub within South-South Nigeria and houses an annex of the Delta State Government House.
The city of Warri is an oil hub within South-South Nigeria and houses an annex of the Delta State Government House. Warri is one of the major hubs of the petroleum industry in Nigeria. Warri, Udu, Okpe and Uvwie are the commercial capital of Delta State with a population of over 311,970 people in 2006. The city is the indigenous territory of Itsekiri, Urhobo and Ijaw people.
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Worth seeing in and around Warri
4 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.
- 01Federal University of Petroleum Resource Effurun
The Federal University of Petroleum Resources Effurun in Delta State, Nigeria was established and approved during the Federal Executive Council meeting of 14 March 2007 and admitted its first set of undergraduates in 2008. The university was established under the Federal Government of Nigeria initiative, to build a specialized university in the Niger Delta to produce middle and higher level manpower and expertise for the oil and gas sector.
6.1 km · university in Delta, Nigeria · Wikipedia - 02Warri Stadium
Warri Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Warri, Nigeria on Cemetery Road. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the regular home of former Warri Wolves F.C. The stadium hosted the final tournament for the 2006 Women's African Football Championship and has a capacity of 20,000 people, all covered.
900 m · building in Nigeria · Wikipedia - 03Word of Life Bible Church
Word of Life Bible Church is a Pentecostal Christian megachurch located in Warri, Delta, Nigeria. It is one of the largest congregations in Nigeria, averaging about 30,000 attendees per week.
2.2 km · church in Warri, Delta, Nigeria · Wikipedia - 04al-Kabir mosque
Al-Kabir mosque means "the great mosque", or perhaps "the main mosque".
1.6 km · mosque in Erhirhiowere, Warri, Delta State, Nigeria · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
Some interesting places to visit in Warri include:
- 01Delta Ports
The Delta Ports are a quadruplet of seaports sited along the Niger Delta coastline in the port towns of Warri, Sapele, Koko and Burutu.
- 02Effurun Garden Park
- 03Falcorp Mangrove Park and Mini Zoo
Ijala Ikenren, 332101 (off the Warri Refinery and Petrochemical Company (WRPC) Jetty, Road or via Ifiekporo Road, through Ubeji).
- 04Nana Living History Museum
- 05Olu Of Warri Palace
Ekured Itsekiri.
- 06Red Mangrove
The Red Mangrove Swamp is an interesting place to see and explore.
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Things to do
Abraka Golf Course, 9 Old Sapele-Agbor Road, Oria, Abraka, +234 817 830 7403. 9AM - 5PM. This luxurious resort sits on over 100 acres of lush green land, surrounded by the ambience of refreshing gardens, exotic birds, horses and a scenic walkway.
- 01Lighthouse Cinema
There are some fun festivals that usually take place within the city.
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Where to eat
There are several nice spots for visitors and tourists in Warri town to relax and enjoy a good meal. Some of them include:
- 01AJ Fast Food
214 Airport Road, Edjeba,.
- 02Temple Grill
You can have a glass of Hennessy with your meal.
- 03Casa Nito Food Delivery
10 Katsina Close, NPDC/NDW Estate former shell Estate, Edjeba (GPPM+PF8 Warri),.
- 04Dalph Corner
Warri.
- 05Restaurant African Pot
Sapele Rd, Enerhe.
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Getting to Warri
- Airports
- Asaba (ABB), 127 km · Port Harcourt (PHC), 144 km · Akanu Ibiam (ENU), 227 km
- Asaba → Warri132 km · quickest by road, 3h 14m · ₦10,150–13,550
- Port Harcourt → Warri162 km · quickest by road, 3h 21m · ₦11,400–15,200
- Enegu → WarriTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Plan a tripFrom anywhereThe planner compares every way there from wherever you are.
Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds.
No local-transport research exists yet for Warri
Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Warri. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
- Get aroundShared minibuses: Large commercial buses move commuters continuously between the central Effurun Roundabout and core commercial zones in Warri.
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Next door to Warri
Warri is 43 km from Sapele, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.
- Eginiis a town in Udu LGA of Delta State, Nigeria5 km
- Ovwiantown in the Udu Clan, Delta State, Nigeria4.3 km
- Okotomu Communitycommunity in Delta State, Nigeria6.1 km
- Orhuwhoruncommunity in Delta State9.5 km