Kwale, Nigeria

This article is about a city in Nigeria. For the Kenyan town of the same name, see Kwale.

Kwale Utagba Ogbe
Town
Nickname:  K town
Kwale Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 5°42′39.24″N6°26′28.68″E / 5.7109000°N 6.4413000°E / 5.7109000; 6.4413000
Country	Nigeria
State	Delta State
Population
• Total	20,267 [1]
Climate	Aw

Kwale is an Ukwuani community in Delta State, Nigeria and is located in Northern part of the state. The native language of the people is Ukwuani, an Igboid language. ^[2] It is the headquarters of Ndokwa West local government area.

Kwale is host to oil and gas companies, some of which have presence in different parts of the African city such as a gas flow facility which is situated at Ebedei nearby Umukwata area and another at Ebendo and Umusadege with a pipeline running from Aboh and river Ase creeks. ^{[3] [ citation needed ]}

There are considerations about the establishment of modular refineries within the area. ^[4]

Kwale is home to the Ukwuani speaking people of Delta State ^[5]

References

1. https://www.nigerdeltabudget.org/overview-of-delta/
2. "Ukwuani language/dialect". Awka Journal of Linguistics and Languages. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
3. "Mart oil resources launches new brand identity". ThisDay. March 23, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
4. "Delta to build three modular refineries". TheNation. February 22, 2018. Retrieved April 21, 2018.
5. "Ukwuani: An ethnic people and language". 26 November 2021.