| Official Name: | Ikwerre | ||||||
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| Pushpin Map: | Nigeria#Africa | ||||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||
| Subdivision Name: | Nigeria | ||||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Rivers State | ||||||
| Seat: | Igbo | ||||||
| Leader Title1: | Local Government Chairman | ||||||
| Leader Name1: | Nwanosike Samuel (PDP) | ||||||
| Leader Title2: | Deputy Local Government Chairman | ||||||
| Leader Name2: | Rejoice Ifeoma Nyenwe (PDP) | ||||||
| Leader Title3: | Local Government Council | ||||||
| Established Title: | Date created | ||||||
| Established Date: | 1991 | ||||||
| Unit Pref: | Imperial | ||||||
| Area Total Km2: | 1,380 | ||||||
| Population As Of: | 2006 | ||||||
| Timezone: | WAT | ||||||
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
Ikwerre or ikwerri[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 Iwuhuohna local government and later Emohua, Obio/Akpor and Port Harcourt LGAs were created, also the Ikwerre tribe 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]
Ikwerre LGA has an average annual temperature of 26 degrees Celsius and a total size of 1,380 square kilometers. 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