Aladja
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Aladja is a coastal and the largest town in Udu Local Government Area of Delta State
, Nigeria
; most of the people living in this area are of the Urhobo
tribe. The Delta Steel Company (DSC) facility is built on the land provided by Aladja and Ovwian communities. As a coastal community it has been a haven of commerce since ancient times, the act of trade by barter is still practice in their market to this day.
Delta State
Delta State may refer to:*Delta State, a state in southern Nigeria.*Delta State , a Canadian animated television series.*Delta State University, a public university located in the U.S. state of Mississippi....
, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
; most of the people living in this area are of the Urhobo
Urhobo people
The Urhobo are people of southern Nigeria, near the northwestern Niger River delta. The Urhobo is the major ethnic group in Delta State; the Delta State is one of the 36 states of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. They speak Urhobo, a language in Niger–Congo group...
tribe. The Delta Steel Company (DSC) facility is built on the land provided by Aladja and Ovwian communities. As a coastal community it has been a haven of commerce since ancient times, the act of trade by barter is still practice in their market to this day.