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Image of a Chief Brown at the Olu of Warri Palace in Warri Delta State Nigeria · Olaniyan Olushola, CC BY 4.0
Worship service at Word of Life Bible Church, Warri, Delta, Nigeria (2016)
Worship service at Word of Life Bible Church, Warri, Delta, Nigeria (2016) · WLBC Media Team, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Warri, Nigeria

Warri is a town of 910,000 people in Delta, Nigeria.

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Population910,000 GeoNames
RegionDelta
Elevation6 m 20 ft
Time zoneAfrica/Lagos
Nearest airportOsubi Airport (QRW) 12 km

Why visit Warri

Townapedia lists 5 museums and landmarks, 1 park or trail, 3 places to eat, 24 places to stay and 1 attraction in and around town.

Highlights include Dore Numa College, Olu Of Warri Kingdom Palace, Olu Of Warri Palace and Warri City Stadium.

About Warri

The city of Warri is an oil hub within South-South Nigeria and houses an annex of the Delta State Government House. Warri is one of the major hubs of the petroleum industry in Nigeria. Warri, Udu, Okpe and Uvwie are the commercial capital of Delta State with a population of over 311,970 people in 2006. The city is the indigenous territory of UrhoboItsekiri, Urhobo and Ijaw people.

From the Wikipedia article Warri (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Travel tips from other travellers: Warri on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Things to do1

Dore Numa College

School · 1.7 km

Secondary school in Nigeria

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Museums and landmarks5

Olu Of Warri Kingdom Palace

Monument and historic site · 1.9 km

Ajamimogha Road, Warri

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Olu Of Warri Palace

Monument and historic site · 1.9 km

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Royal Event Center

Monument and historic site · 1.3 km

12 Otomi Street

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Event Center

Monument and historic site · 1.6 km

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Janet Social Club for Gentleman

Monument and historic site · 1.6 km

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Parks, trails and playgrounds1

Warri City Stadium

Sports field and stadium · 0.9 km

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Restaurants and cafes3

AJ Fast Food

Fast food · 2.3 km

Flat 33 Former NPA Housing Estate, Airport Road

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Chicken Replubic

Fast food · 2.3 km

Airport Road

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Fantaza

Fast food · 2.2 km

Airport Road

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Where to stay24

Churches and places of worship116

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Shopping5

Gas and EV charging10

Schools, colleges and libraries67

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Healthcare23

Map of Warri

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Getting there and nearby towns

Osubi Airport (QRW) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 12 km away.

  • Orerokpe 20 km northeast, about 20 min by car
  • Ughelli 28 km east, about 28 min by car
  • Burutu 32 km southwest, about 32 min by car
  • Sapele 43 km north, about 43 min by car
  • Bomadi 44 km southeast, about 44 min by car
  • Abraka 50 km northeast, about 50 min by car
  • Obiaruku 58 km northeast, about 58 min by car
  • Patani 58 km southeast, about 58 min by car
  • Amassoma 73 km southeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
  • Yenagoa 87 km southeast, about 1 h 30 min by car

Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.

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