Ikwerre, Nigeria
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  Ikwerre Location within Nigeria  Ikwerre Location within Africa | |
| Coordinates: 5°06′N 6°54′E / 5.1°N 6.9°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Rivers State |
| Date created | 1991 |
| Seat | Isiokpo |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,380 km2 (530 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
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 local government created of the Ikwerre and later Emohua, Obio/Akpor and Port Harcourt LGAs were created. The Ikwerre group 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.
The postal code of the area is 511001.[2]
Climate/Geography
Ikwerre LGA has an average annual temperature of 26 degrees Celsius (80 degrees Fahrenheit) and a total size of 1,380 square kilometres or 530 square miles. 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
- ↑ "Collections Online | British Museum". www.britishmuseum.org. Retrieved 28 June 2024.
- ↑ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ↑ "Ikwerre Local Government Area". www.manpower.com.ng. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ↑ "Ikwerre, Nigeria Hourly Weather Forecast | Weather Underground". www.wunderground.com. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ↑ 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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