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Burutu, town and port in Delta state, southern Nigeria, built on two sides of the Forcados River, a channel of the Niger River delta, 20 miles (32 km) upstream from the Bight of Benin. It has served as a link between river transport and the sea since the Royal Niger Company established a base there in the late 19th century. Modern Burutu exports palm oil and palm kernels, rubber, and timber from the surrounding area. It also ships peanuts (groundnuts) and cotton from northern Nigeria and Chad, palm produce and timber from eastern Nigeria, and sesame seeds and peanuts from Kogi, Benue, and Plateau states. These products are brought by motorized rivercraft that navigate up the Forcados and the Niger to Onitsha, the Niger’s largest port, and thence to the port of Burutu.

Offshore petroleum deposits were discovered near Burutu in 1964, and in the following year the first crude oil from the state was exported (from a loading point at sea). Burutu’s port has eclipsed that of Forcados, 5 miles (8 km) downstream, which is the former transshipment point for goods destined for Lagos, the Nigerian capital. Burutu is known for shipbuilding and repairing, but it also serves as an agricultural trade centre for the Ijo people. It has a hospital. Pop. (2006) local government area, 209,666.

This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy McKenna.