Yenagoa
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Yenagoa is the capital city of Bayelsa State in southern Nigeria, located in the oil-rich Niger Delta region.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
local government headquarters ⓘ state capital ⓘ |
| administrativeStatus | capital of Bayelsa State ⓘ |
| climate | tropical monsoon climate ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue |
flooding risk
ⓘ
oil pollution risk ⓘ |
| geographicFeature | oil-rich region ⓘ |
| governingBody | Yenagoa Local Government Area ⓘ |
| hasEthnicGroup | Ijaw people ⓘ |
| isCapitalOf | Bayelsa State ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Niger Delta environment
ⓘ
proximity to oil-producing areas ⓘ |
| languageRegion | Niger Delta languages area ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bayelsa State
ⓘ
Niger Delta ⓘ Niger Delta ⓘ
surface form:
Niger Delta wetlands
Southern Nigeria ⓘ |
| locatedNear | creeks of the Niger Delta ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Niger Delta
ⓘ
surface form:
Niger Delta floodplain
|
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | South South geopolitical zone of Nigeria ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
oil and gas related services
ⓘ
public administration ⓘ |
| region | Niger Delta ⓘ |
| regionType | coastal ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Christianity (major)
|
| role |
administrative centre of Bayelsa State
ⓘ
economic hub of Bayelsa State ⓘ political centre of Bayelsa State ⓘ |
| subdivisionName | Bayelsa State ⓘ |
| subdivisionName1 | Nigeria ⓘ |
| subdivisionType | State capital ⓘ |
| subdivisionType1 | Country ⓘ |
| timeZone |
West Africa Time (WAT)
ⓘ
surface form:
West Africa Time
|
| transportMode |
road transport
ⓘ
water transport ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +1 ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.