Abua–Odual (also spelled as Abua/Odual) is a

Local Government Area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a federated state, state, province, division (politica ...

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. Its headquarters is located in Ayama/Abua Central

Abua Abua (Abuan) is a riverine kingdom which is currently located in the Abua–Odual LGA of Rivers State, Nigeria. It is located 10 miles away from Port Harcourt. The main occupation of resident of Abua includes: fishing, hunting and farming. I ...

. The people of Abua are not of

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ancestry, they are being assimilated by the Ijaw. Abua is an ethnicity of it ownIt has an area of 704 km and a population of 282,988 at the 2006 census. Abua consists of Otapha, Okpeden, Ogbo Abuan, and Emughan. Each has its ruler and a minimum of seven villages under it. Late Chief John Mark Miwori was a Justice of Peace in Emesu in 2007. The

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of the area is 510102.

Climate/Geography

Abua Odual LGA is home to over 213,905 people and has an estimated total size of 704 km². The average

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and

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in the area are 26 degrees

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and 83 percent, respectively.

References

Local Government Areas in Rivers State 1991 establishments in Nigeria 1990s establishments in Rivers State {{RiversNG-geo-stub