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Rumuodomaya is a community in Obio-Akpor, [1] Rivers State, Nigeria.
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Rumuodomaya is a community in Obio-Akpor, [1] Rivers State, Nigeria.
Rumuodomaya is situated nearby to the village Rukpokwu-Obio and the locality Rumodome. It also sits in-between Rumuokoro and Rukpokwu communities.
The town houses the popular daily slaughter market in Rumuodomaya/Rumuokoro axis. [2]
It is the seat of a second-order administrative division in Obio-Akpor local government area. [3] It is the headquarters of Obio-Akpor local government area. [4] [5]
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