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 |
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• 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'.[citation needed] It is the first local government created of the Ikwerre and later Emohua, Obio/Akpor and Port Harcourt LGAs were created.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]
The postal code of the area is 511001.[2]
Climate/Geography
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "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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