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'. It is the first Iwuhuohna local government and later Emohua, Obio/Akpor and Port Harcourt LGAs were created, also 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.
Ikwerre | |
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  Ikwerre  Ikwerre | |
| Coordinates: 5°1′23″N 6°52′50″E / 5.02306°N 6.88056°E | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| State | Rivers State |
| Date created | 1991 |
| Seat | Isiokpo |
| Government | |
| • Local Government Chairman | Nwanosike Samuel (PDP) |
| • Deputy Local Government Chairman | Rejoice Ifeoma Nyenwe (PDP) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 530 sq mi (1,380 km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
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The postal code of the area is 511001.[2]
Climate/Geography
editIkwerre 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
References
edit- ^ "Collections Online | British Museum". www.britishmuseum.org. Retrieved 2024-06-28.
- ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- ^ "Ikwerre Local Government Area". www.manpower.com.ng. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
- ^ "Ikwerre, Nigeria Hourly Weather Forecast | Weather Underground". www.wunderground.com. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
- ^ 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.
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