Delta State

== Geography ==
The State covers a landmass of about {{convert|18050|km2|mi2|abbr=on}}, of which more than 60% is land. The state lies approximately between 5°00' and 6°45' E and 5°00' and 6°30' N.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Ebewore|first=Solomon Okeoghene|date=2020-01-01|title=Rural Folks Perception of Suicide Drivers in rural communities of Delta State, Nigeria: Implications for Societal and Agricultural Security|journal=Open Agriculture|language=en|volume=5|issue=1|pages=50–62|doi=10.1515/opag-2020-0005|issn=2391-9531|doi-access=|s2cid=211253008 }}</ref> It is geographically located in [[Mid-Western Region, Nigeria|Nigeria's Midwest]], bounded in the north and west by [[Edo State]] for 350&nbsp;km (218 miles), the east by [[Anambra State|Anambra]], and [[Rivers State|Rivers]] States for about 93&nbsp;km and about 50&nbsp;km respectively, southeast by [[Bayelsa State]] across the Niger River for 17&nbsp;km and the Forçados River for 198&nbsp;km,<ref>{{Cite web|title=Delta {{!}} state, Nigeria|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Delta-state-Nigeria|access-date=2021-06-25|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref> and on the southern extreme is the [[Bight of Benin]] which covers about 160 kilometres of the state's [[coastline]]. Delta State is generally low-lying without any remarkable hills. The state has a wide coastal belt inter-laced with [[Stream|rivulets]] and streams, which form part of the [[Niger Delta]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Brief History of Delta State:: Nigeria Information & Guide |url=https://www.nigeriagalleria.com/Nigeria/States_Nigeria/Delta/Brief-History-of-Delta-State.html |access-date=2022-09-07 |website=www.nigeriagalleria.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |title=Delta State Medium-Term Development Plan (DSMTDP) 2016 - 2019 |pages=22}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Brief History of Delta State:: Nigeria Information & Guide|url=https://www.nigeriagalleria.com/Nigeria/States_Nigeria/Delta/Brief-History-of-Delta-State.html|access-date=2021-07-12|website=www.nigeriagalleria.com}}</ref>

=== Climate ===

An important characteristics of the Climate of Delta State is flooding.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Balogun |first1=Verere S. |last2=Onokerhoraye |first2=Andrew G. |date=2022-08-01 |title=Climate change vulnerability mapping across ecological zones in Delta State, Niger Delta Region of Nigeria |journal=Climate Services |language=en |volume=27 |pages=100304 |doi=10.1016/j.cliser.2022.100304 |issn=2405-8807|doi-access=free |bibcode=2022CliSe..2700304B }}</ref> The ecological attributes of Delta State also include heavy rainfall,  which makes the state, like other states in the Niger-Delta Nigeria to be regarded as lowland [[rainforest]], feshwater [[swamp]] and mangrove swamp. Delta State has a mean rainfall of 36.9&nbsp;mm, as well as increase in rainfall which in year 2015 resulted to [[Flood|inundation]] of farmlands in the state.<ref name="Oyerinde 15–18">{{Cite journal |last=Oyerinde |first=Oyeleke Oluwaseun |date=2021-03-27 |title=Analysis of Decadal Rainfall and Temperature Trend in Warri, Nigeria |url=https://www.ej-geo.org/index.php/ejgeo/article/view/120 |journal=European Journal of Environment and Earth Sciences |language=en |volume=2 |issue=2 |pages=15–18 |doi=10.24018/ejgeo.2021.2.2.120 |issn=2684-446X|doi-access=free }}</ref> 2015 was also the year the state had the highest rainfall, amounting to 3183.6&nbsp;mm. In year 2007, the state had the lowest rainfall over the 11-year period, amounting to an annual rainfall of 2030.58&nbsp;mm. While January has the lowest rainfall in the state, in July, rainfall is very high at 423.2&nbsp;mm.<ref name="Oyerinde 15–18"/>