Nembe

E106177

Nembe is an Ijaw subgroup and town in Bayelsa State, Nigeria, known historically as a coastal trading center in the Niger Delta.

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Label Occurrences
Nembe canonical 19

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Ijaw subgroup ⓘ
town ⓘ
administrativeDivisionOf Bayelsa East Senatorial District ⓘ
climate tropical rainforest climate ⓘ
colonialHistory incorporated into British protectorate in the Niger Delta ⓘ
conflictWith Royal Niger Company ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
culturalIdentity Nembe-Ijaw ⓘ
linked to: Gbaramatu Ijaw
culturalPractice Ijaw festivals ⓘ
demographics predominantly Ijaw population ⓘ
economicActivity canoe transport and river trade ⓘ
fishing industry ⓘ
petroleum-related activities ⓘ
economicZone Niger Delta oil region ⓘ
linked to: Niger Delta
ethnicGroup Ijaw people ⓘ
hasPort river port facilities ⓘ
hasSettlement Bassambiri ⓘ
Ogbolomabiri ⓘ
hasTraditionalInstitution Nembe Council of Chiefs ⓘ
historicalEvent Nembe–Brass War ⓘ
historicalRole coastal trading center ⓘ
historicalStatus pre-colonial trading polity ⓘ
infrastructure Nembe–Brass waterways ⓘ
isCoastalTown true ⓘ
knownFor fishing ⓘ
oil-producing area ⓘ
riverine trade ⓘ
languageFamily Ijaw languages ⓘ
languageSpoken Nembe language ⓘ
localGovernmentArea Nembe LGA ⓘ
locatedIn Bayelsa State ⓘ
Niger Delta ⓘ
Southern Nigeria ⓘ
nearbyCity Yenagoa ⓘ
nearbyTown Brass ⓘ
Ogbia ⓘ
region South South Nigeria ⓘ
linked to: South-South Nigeria
religion Christianity ⓘ
Traditional Ijaw religion ⓘ
stateCapitalOf Nembe Local Government Area ⓘ
timeZone West Africa Time ⓘ
traditionalLeadership Amanyanabo of Nembe ⓘ
transport water transport dominant ⓘ
utcOffset +1 ⓘ
waterBody Atlantic Ocean (via Niger Delta creeks) ⓘ
linked to: Gulf of Guinea

Nembe Creek ⓘ

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