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| History | Agriculture
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| Tourism | People
| Local Government Areas | Links
| Contact |
| Capital: |
Yenogoa |
| Area: |
10,773
km˛ |
| Population: |
1,998,349 (2005 est.) |
| Number
of Languages: |
Ijaw
(10) |
| Governor: |
Timpreye Sylvia (PDP) |
| ISO
3166-2: |
NG-BY |
| Date
Created: |
1
October 1996 |
| Population
Rank: |
Ranked
35th |
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Bayelsa
State is a state in southern Nigeria, on the coast and between
Delta State and Rivers State. Its capital is Yenagoa. The
state was formed in 1996 from part of Rivers State and thus,
it is one the newest states of the Nigerian federation. Bayelsa
has a riverine setting. A lot of her communities are almost
(and in some cases) completely surrounded by water, hence
making these communities inaccessible by road. It has one
of the largest crude oil deposits in Nigeria.
Bayelsa is located in the Nigeria Delta area. It is bounded
on the west by Rivers State, on the East and South by the Atlantic
Ocean and on the North by Delta State.
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Bayelsa
State was one of the states created by the Federal Military
Government of Gen. Sani Abacha on 1st Oct., 1996. The State
was carved out of Rivers State.
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Crops
largely produced in the State are Yam, Cassava, Plantain,
Palm Oil and Banana. Fishing is a major occupation of the
people of the state.
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The state is blessed with an abundant supply of crude oil.
The state also has other mineral resources such as Natural
Gas, Fine Sand and Clay (used in pottery and porcelain production)
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NIGER DELTA UNIVERSITY, WILBERFORCE ISLAND,
Bayelsa
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The state
is blessed with many centres of historical attraction. Some
of these attractions are The Slave Transit Hall, Akassa, The
Oloibiri Oil Museum, The Akassa Raid Graveyard, The War Boat
at Aleibiri and Manilla and Bronze heads in the Opokuma forest
near Oloibiri.
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Bayelsa is a multi-ethnic state comprised of many ethnic groups
such as Kolokunu, Ekpetiama Igbriran, Atissa and Biseni, others
are Nember, Ogbia and Ogbein, each having its own dialect.
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The state
has eight local government areas namely: Kolokuma Opokuma,
Brass, Nembe, Sagbama, Ekeremor, Ogbia, Yenagoa, Ijaw north
and Ijaw south.
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www.bayelsagov.com
Schools
on The Web:
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State
Liason Office:
Plot 1233, Bishop Oluwole Street, PMB 12634 V.Island, Near
Yakubu Gowon Centre, Asokoro District Abuja
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