It shares boundaries with Agbarho to the east, Udu to the south, Ughelli South to the south east, Okpe to the north and Warri to the west. Due to her proximity with Warri, rapid population growth and several road network linking both towns and her environs, it formed a conurbation collectively referred to as Warri by people from other parts of the state and Nigeria at large, though each towns in "Warri conurbation" are under different traditional and political authorities.
Effurun is one of the major hubs of economic activities and businesses in Delta State.
The city herself is indigenous to the Uvwie people, a subgroup of the Urhobo.[citation needed]
