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Issele-uku is an ancestral city in Nigeria's Delta State and headquarters for the Local Government Area of Aniocha North.[1] It is also the Episcopal See of the Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Issele-Uku. It has its own post office and is served by the nearby new Asaba International Airport.

This article possibly contains original research. (October 2021)

Issele-Uku
Issele-Uku Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 6°19′11.98″N 6°28′36.65″E
Country	Nigeria
State	Delta State
Local Government Area	Aniocha North
Government
• Obi	Agbogidi Obi Nduka (MNSE)
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
Postcode	320110

History

Issee-Uku and Benin City were part of formal Bende State.[2] The Issele-uku Association of North America has written a brief history of this area including an explanation of the origin of the name of the city.

References

Obi of Issele-uku confirms Issele-uku is Benin in an Interview with Punch

• Wikimapia.org map of Issele-Uku and the surrounding area
• Federal Government of Nigeria official website
• Office of the Governor of Delta State
• DeltaState.com
• U.S.A. Department of State page about Nigeria
• Embassy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Washington, DC
• True Face of Delta
• NigeriaWorld.com
• Asaba International Airport

External links

• Issele-Uku Association of North America
• Issele-Uku People's Forum for Development
• Nigerian Postal Service
• GeoNames information about the local towns

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