Orie
Encyclopedia
Orie is a village of approximately 3,000 people, and located in the Isoko South
local government area of Delta state
, Nigeria
. It is also called Orie-Irri because its inhabitants are generally believed to have originally migrated from Irri town. Orie is surrounded by three villages: Opke, Ofagbe
and Utue.
, with a minority still adhering to traditional pagan practices.
provided two bore holes to supply clean drinking water to Orie and most of the surrounding villages. The main occupation of the people is farming.
Isoko South
Isoko South is a Local Government Area in the Isoko region of Delta State, Nigeria. With its headquarters at Oleh, Nigeria, it is one of the two local governments that make up the Isoko region. The other is Isoko North, which has its headquarters at Ozoro.Clans inhabiting Isoko South include the...
local government area of Delta state
Delta State
Delta State may refer to:*Delta State, a state in southern Nigeria.*Delta State , a Canadian animated television series.*Delta State University, a public university located in the U.S. state of Mississippi....
, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
. It is also called Orie-Irri because its inhabitants are generally believed to have originally migrated from Irri town. Orie is surrounded by three villages: Opke, Ofagbe
Ofagbe
Ofagbe is a town about 10 miles East South of Ozoro, the headquarter of the Isoko North Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria...
and Utue.
Religious Beliefs
Most inhabitants are ChristiansChristianity
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, with a minority still adhering to traditional pagan practices.
Economy
There is no electricity. The Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC)Royal Dutch Shell
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provided two bore holes to supply clean drinking water to Orie and most of the surrounding villages. The main occupation of the people is farming.