Asaba (Igbo: Ahaba) is the capital of Delta State, Nigeria. A rapidly growing urban area, it is located on the western bank of the Niger River in the Oshimili South Local Government Area. Asaba had a population of 149,603 as of the 2006 census and a fast-growing metropolitan population of over half a million.

In some respects, Asaba and neighboring Onitsha in Anambra form a continuous metropolitan area. The First and Second Niger bridges form the boundary between Delta and Anambra, with the Niger River’s relatively centralized location in this region recognizing it as the geopolitical border between Eastern and Western Nigeria.

In October 2023, Asaba joined the UNESCO Creative Cities Network and was named a UNESCO City of Film.

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