Ikwerre | |
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  Ikwerre  Ikwerre | |
| Coordinates: 5°1′23″N 6°52′50″E / 5.02306°N 6.88056°E | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| State | Rivers State |
| Date created | 1991 |
| Seat | Isiokpo |
| Government | |
| • Local Government Chairman | Nwanosike Samuel (PDP) |
| • Deputy Local Government Chairman | Rejoice Ifeoma Nyenwe (PDP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 530 sq mi (1,380 km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Ikwerre is a Local Government Area in Rivers State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Isiokpo 'known as the ancient Kingdom of Ikwerre land'. It is the first Iwuhuohna local government and later Emohua, Obio/Akpor and Port Harcourt was created, also the Ikwerre tribe occupying the upland region of Rivers State. It shares boundaries with Imo State to the north, Emohua to the west,Etche to the east,and Obio-Akpor to the south.
The postal code of the area is 511001.[1]
Town and Communities
Omagwa
Ipo
Aluu
Omuanwa
Omademe
Ubima
References
- ↑ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- ↑ Ikunga, Solomon (2018). "7". In Bassey Anam (ed.). "The Development of Indigenous Technology in Iwhuruohna 1500-2000: A Historical Imperative". Arts, Technology & Development Patterns. Nigeria: Advanced Publishers. pp. 87–114. ISBN 978-051-062-1.
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