Ikwerre, Rivers

LGA in Rivers State, Nigeria

5°1′23″N 6°52′50″E / 5.02306°N 6.88056°E / 5.02306; 6.88056CountryNigeriaStateRivers StateDate created1991SeatIgboGovernment

• Local Government ChairmanNwanosike Samuel (PDP) • Deputy Local Government ChairmanRejoice Ifeoma Nyenwe (PDP)Area

• Total530 sq mi (1,380 km²)Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT) Map

Ikwerre or ikwerri^[1] 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 LGAs were created, also the Ikwerre tribe occupies 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.^[2]

Climate/Geography

Ikwerre LGA has an average annual temperature of 26 degrees Celsius and a total size of 1,380 square kilometers. The Lower Gulch Area experiences two distinct seasons—the dry and the rainy—with an average humidity level of 90%. In Ikwerre LGA, the wet seasons are distinguished by prolonged precipitation and typically persist longer than the dry ones.^[3]^[4]

Town and Communities

Isiokpo
Elele
Omagwa
Ipo
Aluu
Omuanwa
Omademe
Ozuoha
Ubima.^[5]

References

^ "Collections Online | British Museum". www.britishmuseum.org. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
^ "Ikwerre Local Government Area". www.manpower.com.ng. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
^ "Ikwerre, Nigeria Hourly Weather Forecast | Weather Underground". www.wunderground.com. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
^ 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.