[8][5] In some respects, Asaba and neighboring Onitsha in Anambra State form a continuous metropolitan area.

[11] Between 1886 and 1900, it hosted the Royal Niger Company, which the British authorities set up to stimulate trade and the exportation of goods to England.

[6] It is sited at the western bank of a key historic point on the river to the extent of cargo navigability, lying northwest to the city of Onitsha across.

Greater Asaba incorporates some of the other neighboring towns and communities such as Igbuzor, Okpanam, Anwai, Iyiba, Oko, Okwe and Ugbolu on the western section of the Niger River.

[6][5] The Asagba is assisted by the Iyasele of Asaba (Iyase) who is the customary Prime Minister as well as a council of chiefs and elders (Olinzele, Otu Ihaza, Oloto etc.)

The climate of the region is largely influenced by the prevailing movement and location of the southwesterly and northeasterly trade winds of the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ) respectively.

[19][20][21] The average hourly wind speed in Asaba experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

The windier part of the year lasts for 3.9 months, from May 31 to September 27, with average wind speeds of more than 5.8 miles per hour.

[19][21] In Asaba, the average percentage of the sky covered by clouds experiences significant seasonal variation over the course of the year.

[21] Due to the Harmattan, the dry season is accompanied with a lot of dust which impedes visibility mid December–February.

Since becoming the administrative capital of Delta State, Asaba has grown in population to over half a million people.

In 2023, the Film Village was opened officially in hopes of boosting the already growing Nollywood entertainment industry in the city.

Construction has been undertaken south of Oko to build an expressway linking the city to the Second Niger Bridge which has already been completed.

Asaba is served by water transportation available through the Niger River, which surrounds the easternmost stretches of the city.