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Burutu
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| Country | Nigeria |
| State | Delta State |
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| Time zone | WAT (UTC+1) |
Burutu is a Local Government Area in Delta State, Nigeria. It lies on the coast of the Niger Delta on two sides of the Forcados River, a channel of the River Niger, 20 miles (32 km) upstream from the Bight of Benin. It has served as a link between river transport and the sea when the Royal Niger Company established a base there in the late 19th century. People living in this region are mostly of the Ijaw ethnicity.
It is town with rich history from the Pre Colonial days.
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