Buguma

Buguma
Asari
Town
Buguma is located in Nigeria
Buguma
Buguma
Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 4°44′N 6°52′E / 4.733°N 6.867°E / 4.733; 6.867
Country Nigeria
StateRivers State
LGAAsari-Toru
Government
 • TypeLocal Government Council Headquarter
 • Chairman/MayorHon. Onengiyeofori George
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
Nigerian Postal Code
504101

Buguma (pronunciationⓘ) is a large town in Rivers State, Nigeria. It is the headquarters of the Asari-Toru Local Government Area and base of the Kalabari Kingdom, a Nigerian traditional state.

The town has an official post office and a big set of commercial fish ponds set up by the state government[1][2]. The current mayor, popularly addressed as chairman, of the LGA, which Buguma City is the headquarters, is Hon. Onengiyeofori George [3]

It is also home to the great King Amachree of the Kalabari kingdom.[4]

In 1983, Buguma was designated a city by the Government of Melford Okilo and that status subsists to date.[5]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "Rivers commissioner assures of early completion of Buguma fish farm". Premium Times. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
  2. ↑ https://appsaf.apieproject.com/business/listings/ems-nigerian-postal-service-buguma/
  3. ↑ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
  4. ↑ "King of Buguma and Kalabari nation". Kalabari Nation. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  5. ↑ The Official Gazette of Rivers State of Nigeria No. 16, published in Port Harcourt on the 25th of August 1983 referred to “Buguma City Council”; the only other City Council after Port Harcourt City Council.


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