Eleme, Rivers
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Eleme | |
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LGA | |
![]() ![]() Eleme | |
Coordinates: 4°47′15″N 7°8′37″E / 4.78750°N 7.14361°ECoordinates: 4°47′15″N 7°8′37″E / 4.78750°N 7.14361°E | |
Country | Nigeria |
State | Rivers State |
Date created | 1996 |
Seat | Ogale |
Government | |
• Local Government Chairman | Obarilomate Ollor (PDP) |
• Deputy Local Government Chairman | Virtue Ekee (PDP) |
• Local Government Council | Ward 1: Victor Daddy Chickere (PDP) Ward 2: Jerry Nwolu Ejor (PDP) Ward 3: Josephine Obari (PDP) Ward 4: Patience Dabor (PDP) Ward 5: Freedom Lekwa (PDP) Ward 6: Dominic Okolah Ollor (PDP) Ward 7: Roberts Ogosu (PDP) Ward 8: Isaac Obele-Chu (PDP) Ward 9: Victor Goka (PDP) Ward 10: Jima Daniel Chumu (PDP) |
Area | |
• Total | 53 sq mi (138 km2) |
Population (2006) | |
• Total | 190,884 |
Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Eleme is a local government area in Rivers State, Nigeria. It is part of the Port Harcourt metropolitan city. It covers an area of 138 km2 and at the 2006 Census had a population of 190,884.[1] The Eleme people are Eleme's main indigenous ethnic group.[2]
The Eleme language, of the Ogonoid group of the Cross-River branch of the large Niger-Congo language family,[3] is the main spoken language.[4]
Eleme has two of Nigeria's four, as of 2005, petroleum refineries and one of Nigeria's busiest seaport and the largest seaport in West Africa located at Onne, a famous town with numerous industries.[5]
References[]
- ^ "An Assessment of the Socio-economic Effects ofLand Use Trends and Population Growth in Eleme, Rivers State, Nigeria" (PDF). . 11.
- ^ "Map - Eleme - MAP[N]ALL.COM". www.mapnall.org. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
- ^ Anderson, Gregory D. S. (2006) "Appendix: Classification of Languages Used in Database for Study" Auxiliary verb constructions Oxford University Press, Oxford, England, page 400, ISBN 0-19-928031-2
- ^ Udoh, Imelda Icheji Lawrence (editor) (2003) The languages of the South-South zone of Nigeria: a geo-political profile Concept Publications, Lagos, Nigeria, pages 85, 87, ISBN 978-8065-27-9
- ^ Udogu, Emmanuel Ike (2005) Nigeria in the twenty-first century: strategies for political stability and peaceful coexistence Africa World Press, Trenton, New Jersey, page 72, ISBN 1-59221-319-7
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Categories:
- Local Government Areas in Rivers State
- Populated places in Rivers State
- Geography of Port Harcourt
- 1996 establishments in Nigeria
- 1990s establishments in Rivers State