Omuma Local Government

This article is about a local government area. For the town in Oru East, see Omuma town.

Omuma is a Local Government Area in Rivers State, South South geopolitical zone of Nigeria.^[1] Its headquarters are in the town of Eberi.

Omuma
LGA
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Coordinates: 5°5′12″N 7°13′59″E
Country	Nigeria
State	Rivers State
Date created	October 1, 1996[citation needed]
Seat	Eberi
Government
• Local Government Chairman	Nwaiwu Chisorom (PDP)
• Deputy Local Government Chairman	Ubani Mary (PDP)
• Local Government Council	Ward 1: Umesi Obioma (PDP) Ward 2: Promise Reginald (PDP) Ward 3: Ekpendu Prince Eze (PDP) Ward 4: Elike Nwaobia Samuel (PDP) Ward 5: Henry Okechukwu (PDP) Ward 6: Ugochukwu Orji (PDP) Ward 7: Cyril Oluo (PDP) Ward 8: Nwaodu Nnanyibu (PDP) Ward 9: Onyebuchi Onyeche (PDP) Ward 10: Okpoko Lucky (PDP)
Area
• Total	70 sq mi (170 km2)
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

It has an area of 170 km² (66 sq mi) and a population of 100,366 at the 2006 census^{[citation needed]}.

The postal code of the area is 512.^[2][3] The local government area is made up of several towns and villages such as Umuabali, Umuroke, Eberi, Egbelu, Umuokwa, Umuoroyo and Umudik. A number of festival such as the Ogwu Ekpeye festival are held in omuma local government area.^[1] Christianity is widely practiced in Omuma local government area. With the average humidity level of 78 percent in the LGA, it hosts a number of Rivers and tributaries. ^[1] it's has a vibrant trade sector and hosts a number of markets such as the Eketa market where a variety of commodities are bought and sold.^[1] Omuma local government area is also an agricultural hub with crops such as yam, maize, Palm oil and vegetables.^[1] Other economic activities engaged in by the people include fishing, crafts making, lumbering and hunting.^[1]