Mid-Western Region
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Mid-Western Region was a former administrative region in southern Nigeria, created during the First Republic and later reorganized into modern Nigerian states.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former administrative region
ⓘ
subnational entity ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Eastern Region, Nigeria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mid-Western State (after 1967 reclassification) NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Region, Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Benin City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsEthnicGroup |
Anioma (Igbo) people
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Edo people NERFINISHED ⓘ Isoko people NERFINISHED ⓘ Itsekiri people NERFINISHED ⓘ Urhobo people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsHistoricArea |
present-day Delta State
ⓘ
present-day Edo State ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| createdDuring | First Nigerian Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdFrom | Western Region, Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currency | Nigerian pound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateEstablished | 1963-06-09 ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1976-02-03 ⓘ |
| firstPremier | Dennis Osadebay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governmentType | regional government ⓘ |
| hasMajorCity |
Agbor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Asaba NERFINISHED ⓘ Benin City NERFINISHED ⓘ Sapele NERFINISHED ⓘ Warri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headOfGovernmentTitle | Premier ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | only region created by popular referendum in Nigeria ⓘ |
| legalBasis | 1963 Nigerian constitutional amendment ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southern Nigeria ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf |
Federal Republic of Nigeria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nigerian First Republic regional structure ⓘ |
| partOfHistoricalEvent | Nigerian state creation of 1963 ⓘ |
| reasonForCreation | ethnic and political demands for autonomy from Western Region ⓘ |
| reclassificationDate | 1967-05-27 ⓘ |
| reclassifiedAs | Mid-Western State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| referendumHeld | 1963 ⓘ |
| reorganizedInto | Bendel State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor |
Bendel State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Delta State NERFINISHED ⓘ Edo State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
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