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Asaba is the capital of Nigeria's Delta State
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....
, and has an estimated population of 123,745 (2007).

city is comprised mainly of the Delta Ibo
Delta Ibo

Anioma, commonly referred to as Delta Ibo, are a subgroup of the Igbo people comprising towns and communities located in Delta State, South-South region of Nigeria....
 people, while large populations of Itsekiri
Itsekiri

The Itsekiri are an ethnic group of Nigeria's Niger Delta area, Delta State. The Itsekiri number roughly 450,000 people.In the fifteenth century, the Itsekiri adopted a prince from the Kingdom of Benin as a monarch, and quickly coalesced into a kingdom under his rule....
, Urhobo
Urhobo

The Urhobo are a people of southern Nigeria, near the northwestern Niger River delta. The Urhobos are the major ethnic group in Delta State; the Delta State is one of the 36 states of the Federal Republic of Nigeria....
, Isoko
Isoko people

Isoko people are an ethnolinguistic group that inhabits the Isoko region of Delta State, Nigeria....
, Ijaw
Ijaw

Ijaw are a collection of peoples indigenous peoples of Africa mostly to the forest regions of the Bayelsa, Delta State, Nigeria and Rivers States within the Niger Delta in Nigeria....
, and growing Hausa
Hausa people

The Hausa are a Sahelian people chiefly located in the West Africa regions of northern Nigeria and southeastern Niger. There are also significant numbers found in regions of Sudan, Cameroon, Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, and Chad and smaller communities scattered throughout West Africa and on the traditional Hajj route across the Sahara Desert and Sa...
 and Yoruba
Yoruba people

Yoruba people are one of the largest ethno-linguistic group or ethnic groups in west Africa. The majority of the Yoruba speak the Yoruba language ....
 communities, also reside in the city.

a was once the colonial
Colonialism

Colonialism is the extension of a nation's sovereignty over Territory beyond its borders by the establishment of either settler or exploitation colony in which Indigenous people populations are direct rule, Population transfers, or Genocide....
 capital of the Southern Protectorate of Nigeria. It hosted the Royal Niger Company
Royal Niger Company

The Royal Niger Company was a mercantile company chartered by the United Kingdom government in the nineteenth century. It formed a basis of the modern state of Nigeria....
, which the British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 authorities set up to stimulate trade and the exportation of goods to England
England

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Asaba is the capital of Nigeria's Delta State
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....
, and has an estimated population of 123,745 (2007).

Demographics

The city is comprised mainly of the Delta Ibo
Delta Ibo

Anioma, commonly referred to as Delta Ibo, are a subgroup of the Igbo people comprising towns and communities located in Delta State, South-South region of Nigeria....
 people, while large populations of Itsekiri
Itsekiri

The Itsekiri are an ethnic group of Nigeria's Niger Delta area, Delta State. The Itsekiri number roughly 450,000 people.In the fifteenth century, the Itsekiri adopted a prince from the Kingdom of Benin as a monarch, and quickly coalesced into a kingdom under his rule....
, Urhobo
Urhobo

The Urhobo are a people of southern Nigeria, near the northwestern Niger River delta. The Urhobos are the major ethnic group in Delta State; the Delta State is one of the 36 states of the Federal Republic of Nigeria....
, Isoko
Isoko people

Isoko people are an ethnolinguistic group that inhabits the Isoko region of Delta State, Nigeria....
, Ijaw
Ijaw

Ijaw are a collection of peoples indigenous peoples of Africa mostly to the forest regions of the Bayelsa, Delta State, Nigeria and Rivers States within the Niger Delta in Nigeria....
, and growing Hausa
Hausa people

The Hausa are a Sahelian people chiefly located in the West Africa regions of northern Nigeria and southeastern Niger. There are also significant numbers found in regions of Sudan, Cameroon, Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, and Chad and smaller communities scattered throughout West Africa and on the traditional Hajj route across the Sahara Desert and Sa...
 and Yoruba
Yoruba people

Yoruba people are one of the largest ethno-linguistic group or ethnic groups in west Africa. The majority of the Yoruba speak the Yoruba language ....
 communities, also reside in the city.

History

Asaba was once the colonial
Colonialism

Colonialism is the extension of a nation's sovereignty over Territory beyond its borders by the establishment of either settler or exploitation colony in which Indigenous people populations are direct rule, Population transfers, or Genocide....
 capital of the Southern Protectorate of Nigeria. It hosted the Royal Niger Company
Royal Niger Company

The Royal Niger Company was a mercantile company chartered by the United Kingdom government in the nineteenth century. It formed a basis of the modern state of Nigeria....
, which the British
United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom , the UK or Britain,is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe....
 authorities set up to stimulate trade and the exportation of goods to England
England

native_name =|conventional_long_name = England|common_name = England|image_flag = Flag of England.svg|image_coat = England COA.svg|symbol_type = Royal Coat of Arms...
. That company has grown today into the UAC Nigeria PLC. The city itself was founded by Prince Nnebisi, the child of an Igala
Igala

Igala are an ethnic group of Nigeria. Igala practice a number of different religions, including animism, Christianity, and Islam.The home of the Igala people is situated east side of the Niger River and Benue River confluence and astride the Niger to form the confluence in Lokoja....
 prince and an Igbo
Igbo people

Igbo people are an ethnic group living chiefly in southeastern Nigeria. They speak Igbo language, which includes various Igboid languages and dialects; today, a majority of them speak English language alongside Igbo as a result of British Empire....
 mother. Its traditional ruler is the Asagba, Late Joseph Chike Edozien. because he will die soon since has chosen to kill the people is ruling.

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