Niger Delta

E10120

geographical region river delta

The Niger Delta is a vast, oil-rich coastal region in southern Nigeria known for its complex network of creeks and mangrove swamps, significant petroleum production, and associated environmental and social challenges.

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All labels observed (46)

Label	Occurrences
Niger Delta canonical	204
Niger Delta region	44
Niger Delta hinterland	7
Niger Delta wetlands	7
Niger Delta oil-producing region	4
Niger Delta region of Nigeria	4
Niger Delta creeks	3
Niger Delta cultural area	3
Niger Delta oil fields	3
Niger Delta river system	3
Niger Delta area	2
Niger Delta oil region	2
Niger Delta sedimentary basin	2
Niger River delta	2
2011 Environmental Assessment of Ogoniland	1
Niger Delta (broad definition)	1
Niger Delta (wider region)	1
Niger Delta Basin	1
Niger Delta basin	1
Niger Delta coastal communities	1
Niger Delta creeks and islands	1
Niger Delta creeks and waterways	1
Niger Delta floodplain	1
Niger Delta fringe	1
Niger Delta gas fields	1
Niger Delta mangrove belt	1
Niger Delta maritime region	1
Niger Delta oil-producing area	1
Niger Delta region (broad definition)	1
Niger Delta region (broad sense)	1
Niger Delta region (broadly construed)	1
Niger Delta region (broadly defined)	1
Niger Delta region of southern Nigeria	1
Niger Delta river network	1
Niger Delta riverine communities	1
Niger Delta swamp	1
Niger Delta waterway network	1
Niger Delta, Nigeria	1
Niger River Delta	1
Ogoni area of Rivers State	1
South South Nigeria	1
Southern Nigeria	1
oil-rich Niger Delta	1
oil-rich Niger Delta region	1
southern Nigeria	1
western Niger Delta	1

Statements (53)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	geographical region ⓘ river delta ⓘ
conflict	Niger Delta conflict ⓘ
contains	Abia State ⓘ Akwa Ibom State ⓘ Bayelsa State ⓘ Cross River State ⓘ Delta State ⓘ Edo State ⓘ Imo State ⓘ Ondo State ⓘ Rivers State ⓘ
country	Nigeria ⓘ
developmentAgency	Niger Delta Development Commission ⓘ
environmentalIssue	loss of biodiversity ⓘ mangrove destruction ⓘ soil contamination ⓘ water pollution ⓘ
ethnicGroup	Efik people ⓘ Ibibio people ⓘ Ijaw ⓘ surface form: Ijaw people Itsekiri people ⓘ Ogoni people ⓘ Urhobo people ⓘ
hasPart	coastal barrier islands ⓘ creeks ⓘ freshwater swamps ⓘ mangrove swamps ⓘ
knownFor	environmental degradation ⓘ gas flaring ⓘ gas reserves ⓘ militancy ⓘ oil reserves ⓘ oil spills ⓘ petroleum production ⓘ resource control conflicts ⓘ
locatedIn	Niger Delta self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: southern Nigeria
locatedOn	Gulf of Guinea ⓘ
majorCity	Port Harcourt ⓘ Warri ⓘ Yenagoa ⓘ
majorIndustry	fishing ⓘ oil and gas ⓘ subsistence agriculture ⓘ
mouthOf	Niger River ⓘ
naturalResource	crude oil ⓘ natural gas ⓘ
partOf	West Africa ⓘ surface form: Guinea Coast Nigerian coastal region ⓘ
politicalDesignation	Niger Delta self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Niger Delta region
socialIssue	conflict over resource control ⓘ poverty ⓘ youth unemployment ⓘ

Referenced by (322)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nigeria → containsRegion → Niger Delta ⓘ

Niger Delta → locatedIn → Niger Delta self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: southern Nigeria

Niger Delta → politicalDesignation → Niger Delta self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Niger Delta region

Port Harcourt → locatedInRegion → Niger Delta ⓘ

this entity surface form: Southern Nigeria

Port Harcourt → locatedInRegion → Niger Delta ⓘ

Port Harcourt → countrySubdivision → Niger Delta ⓘ

this entity surface form: South South Nigeria

Ijaw → primaryRegion → Niger Delta ⓘ

Niger River → mouthFeature → Niger Delta ⓘ

Niger River → deltaName → Niger Delta ⓘ

Ogwashi-Ukwu → hasEconomicRegion → Niger Delta ⓘ

this entity surface form: Niger Delta (broad definition)

Urhobo people → region → Niger Delta ⓘ

Urhobo people → partOf → Niger Delta ⓘ

this entity surface form: Niger Delta region

Ibibio people → primaryRegion → Niger Delta ⓘ

Bayelsa State → locatedIn → Niger Delta ⓘ

Bayelsa State → geographicalFeature → Niger Delta ⓘ

this entity surface form: Niger Delta swamp

Akwa Ibom State → locatedIn → Niger Delta ⓘ

Akwa Ibom State → region → Niger Delta ⓘ

Itsekiri people → region → Niger Delta ⓘ

subject surface form: Warri Kingdom

Niger Delta conflict → region → Niger Delta ⓘ

Ogoni people → primaryRegion → Niger Delta ⓘ

Ogoni people → UNEPReportSubject → Niger Delta ⓘ

this entity surface form: 2011 Environmental Assessment of Ogoniland

Warri → locatedInRegion → Niger Delta ⓘ

Warri → isEconomicHubOf → Niger Delta ⓘ

Rivers State → locatedIn → Niger Delta ⓘ

this entity surface form: Niger Delta region

Edo State → locatedInRegion → Niger Delta ⓘ

this entity surface form: Niger Delta region

Yenagoa → locatedIn → Niger Delta ⓘ

Yenagoa → region → Niger Delta ⓘ

Yenagoa → locatedIn → Niger Delta ⓘ

this entity surface form: Niger Delta wetlands

Yenagoa → locatedOn → Niger Delta ⓘ

this entity surface form: Niger Delta floodplain

Imo State → geographicalRegion → Niger Delta ⓘ

Bight of Biafra → partOf → Niger Delta ⓘ

this entity surface form: Niger Delta maritime region

Abia State → locatedIn → Niger Delta ⓘ

this entity surface form: Niger Delta region

Southern Nigeria → contains → Niger Delta ⓘ

Ondo State → locatedInRegion → Niger Delta ⓘ

University of Port Harcourt → locatedIn → Niger Delta ⓘ

Ignatius Ajuru University of Education → locatedIn → Niger Delta ⓘ

Port Harcourt Refining Company → locatedNear → Niger Delta ⓘ

this entity surface form: Niger Delta oil fields

Port Harcourt International Airport → locatedIn → Niger Delta ⓘ

Port Harcourt International Airport → regionServed → Niger Delta ⓘ

this entity surface form: Niger Delta oil-producing region

Rivers State University → locatedIn → Niger Delta ⓘ

this entity surface form: Niger Delta region

Kingdom of Benin → region → Niger Delta ⓘ

this entity surface form: Niger Delta hinterland

Ikwerre → region → Niger Delta ⓘ

Bonny River → locatedIn → Niger Delta ⓘ

Bonny River → partOf → Niger Delta ⓘ

this entity surface form: Niger Delta river system

Arogbo Ijaw → locatedIn → Niger Delta ⓘ

this entity surface form: Niger Delta cultural area

Arogbo Ijaw → culturalArea → Niger Delta ⓘ

Ijaw people → region → Niger Delta ⓘ

Uyo → locatedInRegion → Niger Delta ⓘ

Owerri → region → Niger Delta ⓘ

this entity surface form: Niger Delta (wider region)