Tebu Community

Tebu Community is an indigenous Itsekiri rural community of the Warri Kingdom in Nigeria. Tebu Community was founded by the Ijebu people who migrated to the area around the 11th century. It is located along the creek of Olero, Benin River in Warri North Local Government Area of present-day Delta State.

Tebu
Community
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Interactive map of Tebu
Coordinates: 5.846017°N 5.110471°E / 5.846017; 5.110471
Country	Nigeria
State	Delta State
LGA	Warri North
Kingdom	Warri
Government
• Olu of Warri	Ogiame Atuwatse III
• LGA Chairman	Hon. Festus Ashima
• Senator	Joel-Onowakpo Thomas
• House of Representatives Member	Chief Hon. Thomas Ereyitomi
Elevation	11 m (36 ft)
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

History

Tebu was the first Itsekiri settlement to be documented by the Europeans around the year 1500, by the Portuguese explorer Duarte Pacheco Pereira. In his work Esmeraldo de Situ Orbis, Pereira wrote:

By this channel towards the sea is a village called Teebuu and on the other side are some more villages.

— Duarte Pacheco Pereira, Esmeraldo de Situ Orbis

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It sits in the Tebu ward of Warri North and Warri federal constituency.^[2]

Geography

Tebu Community is located at latitude 5.846017 and longitude 5.110471. Tebu community is 11 meters/36.09 feet above sea level. Her border communities include Jakpa, Gbokoda, Deleoketa, Aja-metan and Udo.^[3]