Ikwerre, Rivers

This article is about the local government area. For the ethnic group, see Ikwerre people. For the language, see Ikwerre language.

Ikwerre ^[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'.^{[citation needed]} It is the first Iwuhuohna local government and later Emohua, Obio/Akpor and Port Harcourt LGAs were created.^{[citation needed]} 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.^{[citation needed]}

Ikwerre
LGA
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Coordinates: 5°1′23″N 6°52′50″E
Country	Nigeria
State	Rivers State
Date created	1991
Seat	Isiokpo
Area
• Total	530 sq mi (1,380 km2)
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

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

1. "Collections Online | British Museum". www.britishmuseum.org. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
2. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
3. "Ikwerre Local Government Area". www.manpower.com.ng. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
4. "Ikwerre, Nigeria Hourly Weather Forecast | Weather Underground". www.wunderground.com. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
5. 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.