Asaba
Asaba is the capital of Delta State, Nigeria.
Asaba 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.
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Worth seeing in and around Asaba
9 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.
- 01Stephen Keshi Stadium
The Stephen Keshi Stadium is a multi-purpose complex in Asaba, in Nigeria's Delta State. The main venue at the complex is the Governor Okowa Main Bowl, the football and athletics stadium.
2.8 km · multi-purpose stadium in Asaba, Nigeria · Wikipedia - 02Cathedral Basilica of the Most Holy Trinity, Onitsha
The Cathedral Basilica of the Most Holy Trinity is a Roman Catholic cathedral and minor basilica dedicated to the Trinity and located in Onitsha, Nigeria. The basilica is seat of the Archdiocese of Onitsha.
5.4 km · Catholic Church in Anambra State Nigeria · Wikipedia - 03Nigerian Institute of Medical Research Asaba
The Nigerian Institute of Medical Research in Yaba, Lagos state, Nigeria is a medical research institute. NIMR conducts research into Communicable and Non-Communicable Diseases prevalent in the country to improve health and national development.
5.2 km · a medical research institute in Nigeria located at Asaba, Delta State · Wikipedia - 04Onitsha Main Market
Main Market, Onitsha is the largest market in Africa based on geographical size and volume of goods. It is based in the city of Onitsha, in Onitsha North Local Government Area, the commercial capital of Anambra State in southeastern Nigeria.
5.7 km · biggest market in Anambra State and West Africa · Wikipedia - 05Nwafor Orizu College of Education
Nwafor Orizu College of Education is located in Anambra state, Nigeria and was founded in 1976. It is formerly known as the College of Education Nsugbe.
8.6 km · Nigerian college of education · Wikipedia - 06Ikpeazu Memorial Stadium
Chuba Ikpeazu Memorial Stadium is a 5,000 capacity multi-use stadium in Onitsha, Nigeria and was built in 2009.
7.8 km · multi-use stadium in Onitsha, Nigeria · Wikipedia - 07Dennis Osadebe University, Asaba
The Dennis Osadebay University, Asaba is a Public University in Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria. Dennis Osadebay University, Asaba is one of the three new universities established by the Delta State government and approved by the National Universities Commission in 2021.
8.4 km · public university in Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria · Wikipedia - 08Onitsha Divisional Library G.R.A, Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria
Onitsha Divisional Library, a Nigerian public library under Anambra State Library Board is located in the commercial city of Onitsha in the Onitsha North Local Government Area, Anambra North Senatorial District of Anambra State. It is a public library built to offer literacy and information services to the residents of Onitsha town and its environs.
8 km · library in Nigeria · Wikipedia - 09Ochanja market
Ochanja market is a market in Woliwo community in Onitsha South local government area of Anambra State.
7.4 km · market in Anambra State · Wikipedia
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What Wikivoyage says to see
The statue of the Omu. The name “Omu” in their local dialect means “palm frond", and palm frond means “fertility”. The palm tree is female, and the frond connotes fertility. The statue of Omu represents the women's leader and voice. Princess Ojife statue. The story of Princess Ojife speaks on how she saved her people.
- 01Nelson Mandela Garden of 95 Trees
From Wikivoyage: Asaba, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Things to do
- 01Second Niger
This bridge over the Niger, built in 1965, connects the cities of Asaba in the Delta state on the western bank and Onitsha in the Anambra state on the eastern bank.
From Wikivoyage: Asaba, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.
Getting to Asaba
- Airports
- Asaba (ABB), 8 km · Akanu Ibiam (ENU), 97 km · Port Harcourt (PHC), 132 km
- Enegu → AsabaTrain, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
- Port Harcourt → Asaba161 km · quickest by road, 3h 21m · ₦11,250–15,050
- Abuja → Asaba329 km · quickest by air, 4h 46m · ₦89,850–139,400
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No local-transport research exists yet for Asaba
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 Asaba. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.
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Next door to Asaba
Asaba is 7 km from Onitsha, the nearest large city, whose note carries the wider picture.