Burutu

Burutu
—  LGA  —
Burutu
Coordinates: 5°21′N 5°31′E
Country	Nigeria
State	Delta State
Capital
Time zone	WAT (UTC+1)

Burutu is a Local Government Area in Delta State, Nigeria. It lies on the coast of the Niger Delta on two sides of the Forcados River, a channel of the River Niger, 20 miles (32 km) upstream from the Bight of Benin. It has served as a link between river transport and the sea when the Royal Niger Company established a base there in the late 19th century. People living in this region are mostly of the Ijaw ethnicity.

It is town with rich history from the Pre Colonial days.