Warri itace birni mai muhimmanci a jihar Delta, kudu maso yammacin Najeriya. An kafa shi ne a karni na sha biyar a matsayin babban birnin masarautar Itsekiri. Birnin yana kan tekun Atalanta, wanda ya ba shi damar zama cibiyar kasuwanci tsakanin ƙasashen Turai da yankunan ciki. A karni na sha tara, Warri ya shahara da kasuwancin man fetur da kayan itace.
A lokacin mulkin mallaka, Birtaniya ta kafa Warri Province a matsayin yankin gudanarwa. Bayan samun 'yancin kai, birnin ya zama cibiyar masana'antun man fetur a yankin kudu maso yamma. Manyan kamfanonin man fetur kamar Shell da Chevron suna da ayyukansu a Warri.
A yau Warri yana da yawan jama'a sama da dubu 800, kuma yana da al'ummomi daban-daban — Itsekiri, Urhobo, Ijaw da Isoko. Birnin yana da filin jirgin samaniya da tashoshin jiragen ruwa, kuma yana da muhimmanci a matsayin cibiyar tattalin arziki da al'ada.
| Founded | 1480 |
| Population | 800,000 |
| Area | 200.00 km² |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Region | Delta |
| Time zone | Africa/Lagos |
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