Eleme, Rivers

Eleme
Eleme
LGA
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	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

External links[]

[1] "An Assessment of the Socio-economic Effects ofLand Use Trends and Population Growth in Eleme, Rivers State, Nigeria" (PDF). . 11.

[2] "Map - Eleme - MAP[N]ALL.COM". www.mapnall.org. Retrieved 2021-09-18.

[3] 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

[4] 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

[5] 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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v t Greater Port Harcourt
Major city	Port Harcourt
LGA(s)	Eleme Etche Ikwerre Obio-Akpor Ogu–Bolo Okrika Oyigbo Port Harcourt
Local authorities	Greater Port Harcourt City Development Authority

Eleme
LGA
Eleme Eleme Show map of NigeriaShow map of AfricaShow all
Coordinates: 4°47′15″N 7°8′37″E / 4.78750°N 7.14361°E / 4.78750; 7.14361Coordinates: 4°47′15″N 7°8′37″E / 4.78750°N 7.14361°E / 4.78750; 7.14361
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)