Houses in Okpe, Delta

Okpe is a Local Government Area (LGA) in Delta state, Nigeria. It has its headquarters located at Orerokpe. It is made up of essentially of lowland - arable forests and vegetation upland with swampy and mangrove forests inland. It shares boundaries with Oghara, Mosogar, Idjerhe, Agbarho, Agbon, Ughievwe and Uvwie communities. The primary occupations include: commercial farming, fishing, hunting, trading and gas exploration.

The Okpe Kingdom is the largest of the twenty-three Urhobo speaking territories and has a territory of about 500 square kilometers. Its people are said to be descendants of four brothers whose ancestor migrated from the Benin Kingdom. Together, the brothers form the four ruling houses namely Orhue, Orhoro, Evbreke and Esezi. Today, the okpe kingdom is divided into Okpe and Sapele Local Governments.