Agbarho is a town in Ughelli North Local Government area of Delta State, South South region of Nigeria.
The Urhobo are the main tribes living within this area. They have a ruler who leads the whole of Agbarbo community named "The Osuivie of Agbarho Kingdom". Agbarho is located near the city of Warri and it is also one of the kingdoms that make up the Urhobo Tribe.
Agbarho, which simply means “Let’s grow together”, is the heartland of Urhoboland.
The Agbarho Kingdom in Ughelli North Local Government Area of Delta State is made up of two reciprocal but sometimes rival sub-clans which are; Awvredjan and Okparegbe sub-clans. The area comprises 16 towns and villages in total with the headquarters at Orho-Agbarho. The Awvredjan sub-clan consists of Orhokpokpo, Oguname, Ohrerhe, Uvwiama, Uvwiamuge, Oviri, Oghara, Okorophan and Okufuoma while the Okaregbe sub-clan consists of Ehwerhe, Ikweghwu, Ughwrughelli, Ophori, Ekrerhavwe, Okan and Okorehavwe.
The old city of Agbarho was big and prosperous by harmonizing the various dialects of the present day Urhobo. The old city of Agbarho existed for many years and geographically stands more or less in the very centre of Urhobo land, an appropriate centre where east and west converge. This old city of Orho-Agbarho was later destroyed and deserted by internal strife, which made it to break up into its present many other towns of the present day Agbarho. However, this desolate estate was quite temporary because before 1900, Agbarho people started trickling necessarily and slowly back to their former compounds in the area.
Agbarho is one of the densely populated towns in Delta State, with an estimated population of 178,000 people. Agbarho is made up of communities such as the Oguname, Ophori, Oviri, Oghara of agbarho, Uvwiamuge, Ughrugheli, Uvwiama Ekrerhavwe, Ikwegwu Okrherhe, Orhokpokpor, Orho-Agbarho, and the Ehwerhe.
By road, the town can be accessed through the east-west road, from the cities of Warri, Ovu and Orerokpe with the use of road transport companies. Prominent among the major transport companies that have their terminal in the area are:
Agbarho Train Station; by train, Agbarho can be accessed through the railway close by that is connected to the Warri/Itakpe railway.
The major means of getting around the town is by tricycles popularly known as Keke napep and motorcycles also known as Okada.
Visitors and travelers to Agbarho are sure to find some interesting places and fun sights to explore and enjoy in the town. Some of these places include:
Also, there are interesting places to visit in the wider area close to the town. Some of these places include:
There are some notable events and festival in Agbarho. They include:
Agbarho Ibi Festival; This festival is all about traditional dancing from different villages in Agbarho. It is a bi-annual festival held on the second week of November every two years. There are also some prominent events that are held in the area. They include:
Mid-Year Conference 1st & 2nd of October every year
Annual Conference 7th to 14th January every year
There are some popular local markets in Agbarho where a lot of stuffs, especially food stuffs can be purchased. They include:
Orho market
Okan market
Osah market
Ogherimo market
Okuokoko market
Efferun market
Meat Butcher Market, Agbarho, 5.656941°, 5.838998°. 2021-06-24 There are also notable supermarkets in the area. Some of them include:
Orerokpe Smart Market, Oviri Eko Road, 5.750989°, 5.863118°. In-store shopping. 2021-06-24
Ometa Supermarket, Sapele-Warri Road, Amukpe, Mosogar, 5.725355°, 5.745143°, +234 818 353 6813. 2021-06-24
Udu Market, Ovwian, 5.618675°, 5.767587°. 8AM - 6PM. 2021-06-24
El-Vanna Super Market, 184B Jakpa Rd,, 5.662407°, 5.751107°, +234 803 537 9145. 7AM - 8PM. Grocery supermarket. 2021-06-24
Local delicacies like owu, banga soup, egusi soup, and pepper soup.
Agbarho has a couple of drinking bars that sell local dry gin popularly known as Ogogoro. This gin is popular in the area and well consumed by the people.
There are a good number of nice accommodation options available for visitors and travellers in Agbarho ranging from 2-star to 4-star hotels. Some of these accommodation options include: