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During colonial times, it was the administrative capital of Delta Province.
Warri City is residence to four monarchs namely the Olu of Warri Itsekiri Ovie of the Okere-Warri Kingdom Urhobo the Ovie of Agbarha-Ame warri Kingdom Urhobo and the Pere of Ogbeijaw Ijaw
Warri City is a melting pot as it is a multi-ethnic city comprising primarily of Urhobo, Itsekiri & Ijaw ethnic groups. There is large population of several other ethnic nationalities from across Nigeria such as Isoko, Anioma, Igbo, Hausa, Yoruba etc.
The unofficial lingua franca of the city is Broken Pidgin English which is understood throughout most of Nigeria. Warri is arguably considered the crucible of the language as new vocabularies are fabricated for the rest of the country from the city.
Other major surrounding towns such as Effurun, Ovwian, Aladja, Ekpan etc has since swollen the size via development to become "Greater Warri".
