| Official Name: | Ogbia | ||||||
| Native Name: | Ogbia | ||||||
| Settlement Type: | LGA and Town | ||||||
| Pushpin Map: | Nigeria | ||||||
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 | ||||||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nigeria | ||||||
| Seat Type: | Headquarters | ||||||
| Seat: | Ogbia Town | ||||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||
| Subdivision Name: |  Nigeria | ||||||
| Subdivision Type1: | State | ||||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Bayelsa State | ||||||
| Leader Title: | Traditional Monarchy [Obanobhan] | ||||||
| Leader Name: | HRM Dumaro Charles Owaba | ||||||
| Unit Pref: | Metric | ||||||
| Area Total Km2: | 1698 | ||||||
| Population As Of: | 2006 census | ||||||
| Population Total: | 266,008 | ||||||
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions= Christianity. | ||||||
| Timezone: | WAT | ||||||
| Utc Offset: | +1 | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 4.7833°N 26°W | ||||||
| Module: |
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| Postal Code Type: | 3-digit postal code prefix | ||||||
| Postal Code: | 560 | ||||||
| Iso Code: | NG.BY.OG | ||||||
| Parts Type: | Clans | ||||||
| Parts: | Abureni Clan Anyama Clan Oloibiri Clan Kolo Creek Clan | ||||||
| Population Est: | 299,000 | ||||||
| Leader Title1: | Local Government Chairman | ||||||
| Leader Name1: | Hon. Ebinyo Marvin Turner |
Ogbia is a traditional Kingdom and Local Government Area[1] of Bayelsa State[2] in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria.[3] The headquarters of both the Traditional Kingdom and Local Government is located in Ogbia Town at .
Ogbia Kingdom is made up of four clans namely; Abureni Clan, Anyama Clan, Oloibiri Clan and Kolo Creek Clan. The people of Ogbia are part of the Ijaw (Ijo, Izon) Tribe.
The current monarch of Ogbia Kingdom is His Royal Majesty (HRM) King Dumaro Charles Owaba, Obanobhan (III) of Ogbia Kingdom. The traditional monarchy is rotational between the four clans of Ogbia Kingdom. The current Obanohban, King Dumaro Owaba is from the Oloibiri clan, while the next Obanohban would come from Kolo Creek clan.
Ogbia Local Government is headed by a democratically elected Local Government Chairman.
Ogbia has an area of 695 km and a population[4] of over 179,926. It is well known for its historic value to the today Nigerian state economy mainstay. Crude oil was first discovered in Nigeria, at Oloibiri Town on Sunday 15 January 1956.[5]
The postal code of the area is 562.[6] The Ogbia people, speak the Ogbia language, a unique Ijaw dialect. The Ogbia people who inhabit the Ogbia local government of Bayelsa have close kinship and language ties with the Okoroma people of Nembe local government of Bayelsa; the Odual people of Abua/Odual local government of Rivers state as well as the Ogbogolo people of Ahoada-West in Rivers state.[7] The present political headquarters of the Ogbia people, is Ogbia town; a town conceptualized and founded in 1972 by the Ogbia brotherhood. It also serves as the local government [8] headquarters. The inhabitants of Ogbia land are mainly fishermen and farmers. Former Nigerian president Goodluck Ebele Jonathan was born in Otuoke, Ogbia. The first civilian governor of the old Rivers state, Chief Milford Obiene Okilo was also from Emakalakala in Ogbia. According Alagoa (2009) King Amakiri, the first king of modern Kalabari kingdom (1669-1757) came from Emakalakala in Ogbia.[9]
In Ogbia, the year-round weather is stifling, with the wet season being warm and cloudy and the dry season being hot and largely clear. The average annual temperature is between 71°F and 87°F; it rarely falls below 64°F or rises beyond 90°F.[10]
Ogbia Communities/Town'