Burutu

Burutu
LGA
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Burutu
Coordinates: 5°21′N 5°31′E / 5.350°N 5.517°E / 5.350; 5.517
Country Nigeria
StateDelta State
HeadquartersBurutu Town
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

Burutu is a Local Government Area in Delta State, Nigeria. It lies on the coast of the Niger Delta on two sides of the Forcados River, a channel of the River Niger, 30 kilometres (20 miles) upstream from the Bight of Benin. It has served as a link between river transport and the sea when the Royal Niger Company established a base there in the late 19th century. People living in this region are mostly of the Izon ethnicity. This LGA also has its headquarters located in Burutu town. As at the 2006 census, Burutu has a total population of 207,977 people.

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