Nembe

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Nembe is an Ijaw subgroup and town in Bayelsa State, Nigeria, known historically as a coastal trading center in the Niger Delta.

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Label Occurrences
Nembe canonical 8

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Ijaw subgroup
town
administrativeDivisionOf Bayelsa East Senatorial District
climate tropical rainforest climate
colonialHistory incorporated into British protectorate in the Niger Delta
conflictWith Royal Niger Company
country Nigeria
culturalIdentity Gbaramatu Ijaw
surface form: Nembe-Ijaw
culturalPractice Ijaw festivals
demographics predominantly Ijaw population
economicActivity canoe transport and river trade
fishing industry
petroleum-related activities
economicZone Niger Delta
surface form: Niger Delta oil region
ethnicGroup Ijaw people
hasPort river port facilities
hasSettlement Bassambiri
Ogbolomabiri
hasTraditionalInstitution Nembe Council of Chiefs
historicalEvent Nembe–Brass War
historicalRole coastal trading center
historicalStatus pre-colonial trading polity
infrastructure Nembe–Brass waterways
isCoastalTown true
knownFor fishing
oil-producing area
riverine trade
languageFamily Ijaw languages
languageSpoken Nembe language
localGovernmentArea Nembe Local Government Area
surface form: Nembe LGA
locatedIn Bayelsa State
Niger Delta
Southern Nigeria
nearbyCity Yenagoa
nearbyTown Brass
Ogbia
region South-South Nigeria
surface form: South South Nigeria
religion Christianity
Traditional Ijaw religion
stateCapitalOf Nembe Local Government Area
timeZone West Africa Time (WAT)
surface form: West Africa Time
traditionalLeadership Amanyanabo of Nembe
transport water transport dominant
utcOffset +1
waterBody Gulf of Guinea
surface form: Atlantic Ocean (via Niger Delta creeks)

Nembe Creek

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Referenced by (8)

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

Ijaw hasSubgroup Nembe
Ogbia borderedBy Nembe
Nembe Ijaw hasSettlement Nembe
Ijoid hasLanguage Nembe
Ijoid family hasLanguage Nembe