| Bonny | |||||||
| Native Name: | Okoloama | ||||||
| Settlement Type: | City and Local Government Area | ||||||
| Pushpin Map: | Nigeria | ||||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||
| Subdivision Name: |  Nigeria | ||||||
| Subdivision Type1: | State | ||||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Rivers State | ||||||
| Subdivision Type2: | Igbo, ibani, English | ||||||
| Subdivision Name2: | Languages | ||||||
| Leader Title1: | Local Government Chairman | ||||||
| Leader Name1: | Anengi Barasua (PDP) | ||||||
| Leader Title2: | Deputy Local Government Chairman | ||||||
| Leader Name2: | Vacant | ||||||
| Leader Title3: | Local Government Council | ||||||
| Leader Name3: | Ward 1: Ibienimi Geoffrey Allison (PDP) Ward 2: Kelvin Pepple (PDP) Ward 3: Fiberesima Pepple (PDP) Ward 4: Dipinye Nelson Jumbo (PDP) Ward 5: Ene Tomintoul (PDP) Ward 6: Erefagha Allaputa (PDP) Ward 7: Ibaningo Larry (PDP) Ward 8: Daniel Green (PDP) Ward 9: Godswill Pepple (PDP) Ward 10: Kingsley Tamy Jumbo (PDP) Ward 11: Patience Anetor Johnson Green (PDP) Ward 12: Marvellous Briston (PDP) | ||||||
| Unit Pref: | Imperial | ||||||
| Area Total Km2: | 645.60 | ||||||
| Population As Of: | 2006 | ||||||
| Population Total: | 214,983[1] | ||||||
| Timezone: | WAT | ||||||
| Utc Offset: | +1 | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 4.4333°N 17°W | ||||||
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Bonny (originally Okoloama) is a traditional, coastal town and a Local Government Area (LGA) in Rivers State in Southern Nigeria, on the Bight of Bonny. It is also the capital of the Kingdom of Bonny.
The region produces a type of crude oil known as Bonny Light oil. Much of the oil extracted onshore in Rivers State is piped to Bonny for export. It has the biggest LNG Gas Plant in Nigeria with six (6) trains. Currently, the Federal Government of Nigeria has set plans for the construction of the 7th train of the NLNG to boost its gas production in anticipation of dominating the African market.
Bonny has a bridge being constructed from Bodo in Gokana LGA (also in Rivers State) to enable land transportation. A deep seaport is underway as a corporate social responsibility project from CCECC.
See main article: Kingdom of Bonny. The Kingdom of Bonny was a sovereign state in the Niger Delta. It is currently one of Nigeria's traditional states.
The original first settlement, which began as a small town, was called Okoloama, a name taken from the Okulo (or Curlews) that inhabited the island in large numbers.[2] [3]
The Kingdom of Bonny was powerful beginning in the 15th century with the advent of the Portuguese and the following Atlantic slave trade. In the 19th century, it came under increasing pressure from the British to end the trade. It collapsed in the subsequent Bonny civil war of 1869 which led to part of Bonny leaving to go form another Kingdom of Opobo.[4] A remnant of Bonny continues to exist, however, as a part of the contemporary aristocratic structure of Nigeria.
Presently, Bonny Kingdom is subdivided into two main segments – the mainland and the hinterland. The mainland comprises Bonny Island that has both Okoloama and Finima and their segments, namely the Main Island (Township), Sandfield, Iwoama, Orosikiri, Aganya, Ayambo, Akiama, Isilegono, New Road, Wilbross pipeline, Workers Camp, and some outlying fishing settlements lying along the Bonny River's coastline. The hinterland includes the village communities such as Kuruma, Fibiri, Oloma, Ayama, Kalaibiama, Ifoko, Sangamabie, Abalamabie and Epellematubo.
The island known as Bonny LGA is located in the Bight of Bonny. The LGA has two different seasons—the rainy and the dry seasons—and a total area of 646 square kilometers. Bonny LGA's average temperature is recorded at 25 degrees Celsius, and the area's humidity content is reported at 92%.[5] [6] [7]