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Eleme ⓘ is a local government area in Rivers State, Nigeria.[1] It is part of the Port Harcourt metropolitan city.
Eleme | |
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 Interactive map of Eleme | |
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| Coordinates: 5°05′N 6°39′E / 5.08°N 6.65°E | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| State | Rivers State |
| Date created | 1996 |
| Seat | Ogale |
| Government | |
| • Local Government Chairman | Chief Obarilomate Ollor (APC) |
| • Deputy Local Government Chairman | Virtue Ekee (APC) |
| • Local Government Councilors | Ward 1: Victor Daddy Chickere (APC) Ward 2: Clement Ebite Aken (APC) Ward 3: Oyor Michael Apollos (APC) Ward 4: Amejima Obo Olako (APC) Ward 5: Freedom Lekwa (APC) Ward 6: Thompson M. Saloo (APC) Ward 7: Godspower Ndor (APC) Ward 8: Isaac Obele-Chu (APC) Ward 9: Obo John Ezekiel (APC) Ward 10: Jima Daniel Chumu (APC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 138 km2 (53 sq mi) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 190,884 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| Postal code | 500102 |
Eleme has its headquarters in the town of Ogale.[citation needed] It covers an area of 138 km2 and at the 2006 Census had a population of 190,884.[2] The Eleme people are Eleme's main indigenous ethnic group.[3] Eleme LGA has two districts- Nchia and Odido and both administered under the Crown of the Oneh Eh Eleme (King Of Eleme.)[4]
As explained in a book edited by Imelda Icheji Lawrence Udoh and others, the Eleme language, of the Cross-River branch of the larger Niger-Congo language family,[5] is the main spoken language.[6]
In 2005 Eleme had two of Nigeria's four petroleum refineries.[7]
Climate/Geography
editEleme LGA is made up of numerous rivers and tributaries and has a total size of 138 square kilometres or 53 square miles. The local government region experiences 3,250 mm (128 in) of precipitation annually, with an average temperature of 25 degrees Celsius or 77 degrees Fahrenheit.[8][9]
References
edit- ↑ Environment, U. N. (2017-09-21). "About Ogoniland". UNEP - UN Environment Programme. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ↑ "An Assessment of the Socio-economic Effects ofLand Use Trends and Population Growth in Eleme, Rivers State, Nigeria" (PDF). International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research. 11.
- ↑ "Map - Eleme - MAP[N]ALL.COM". www.mapnall.org. Archived from the original on 2021-09-18. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
- ↑ Nlebem, Anthony (2019-07-21). "How Wike moved fast to avert bloodshed in selection of new Eleme monarch". BusinessDay. Lagos, Nigeria. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ "Eleme Local Government Area". www.manpower.com.ng. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
- ↑ "Eleme, Nigeria Weather Conditions | Weather Underground". www.wunderground.com. Retrieved 2024-08-10.