Warri is a city in Delta State, in Nigeria's Niger Delta, on the Warri River. Its urban population was about 363,400 in 2016, with a metropolitan population of over 1 million. An oil-industry hub with a refinery, petrochemical facilities and a seaport, Warri is home to the indigenous Itsekiri, Urhobo and Ijaw peoples and served as capital of the British colonial Warri Province in the early twentieth century.
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Population2016 urban-area figure per the infobox population_urban field; the same infobox separately gives a 1,043,122 metro-area figure for the same 2016 estimate. Area (sq km) Population Estimate Year Connections
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Source Warri (Wikipedia)
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1. Warri (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia FoundationInfobox, area_total_km2
| area_total_km2 = 214.8
Infobox, population_urban
| population_urban = 363,382
Infobox, population_as_of
| population_as_of = 2016
Geo coordinates as served
5.517; 5.750
View the Source Open Questions (2 open questions)
What is the elevation of Warri above sea level?
The Wikipedia infobox elevation_m field for Warri is left blank; no other source consulted in this pass supplies a figure.
What would resolve this A cited geographic or government dataset giving the elevation of Warri in meters.
physical geographyWarri (Wikipedia)
In what year was Warri founded or first settled?
The Wikipedia infobox gives no established or founding date field value; the article history section only fixes a British trading station from 1898 and formal administrative control from 1906, dates for colonial activity rather than the founding of the settlement itself.
What would resolve this A cited historical source giving a founding or first-settlement date for Warri, distinct from the 1898 trading post and 1906 administrative dates already on record.
historyWarri (Wikipedia)
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