Eleme, Nigeria

Eleme
LGA
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Coordinates: 4°47′15″N7°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	Chief Ollormate 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. ^[1] It is part of the Port Harcourt metropolitan city.

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

Eleme LGA is made up of numerous rivers and tributaries and has a total size of 138 square kilometers. The local government region experiences 3,250 mm of precipitation annually, with an average temperature of 25 degrees Celsius. ^{[8] [9]}

References

1. Environment, U. N. (2017-09-21). "About Ogoniland". UNEP - UN Environment Programme. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
2. "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.
3. "Map - Eleme - MAP[N]ALL.COM". www.mapnall.org. Retrieved 2021-09-18.
4. Nlebem, Anthony (2019-07-21). "How Wike moved fast to avert bloodshed in selection of new Eleme monarch". Businessday NG. Retrieved 2024-03-12.
5. 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
6. 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
7. 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
8. "Eleme Local Government Area". www.manpower.com.ng. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
9. "Eleme, Nigeria Weather Conditions | Weather Underground". www.wunderground.com. Retrieved 2024-08-10.