Akuku-Toru is a

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. Its headquarters are in the town of

Abonnema Abonnema is a town in Nigeria that was founded in 1882 by eleven independent, equal and autonomous founding fathers in 1882. Abonnema has no monarchy but is governed by the principle of ''primus inter pares'', first among equals. History Preceden ...

. It has an area of 1,443 km and a population of 156,006 at the 2006 census.

Climate/Geography

The entire area of Akuku Toru Local Government Area is 4350 km^, of which more than 65% is submerged under water. The average temperature of the area is 25°C, and the

humidity Humidity is the concentration of water vapor present in the air. Water vapor, the gaseous state of water, is generally invisible to the human eye. Humidity indicates the likelihood for precipitation (meteorology), precipitation, dew, or fog t ...

is 90%. There are two distinct seasons in the Akuku Toru local government area: the rainy season, which is marked by frequent and intense rainfall, and the dry season.

Wards

Source: * Alise Group * Briggs I * Briggs II * Briggs III * Georgewill I * Georgewill II * Georgewill III * Jack I * Jack II * Jack III * Kula I * Kula II * Manuel I * Manuel II * Manuel III * North/South Group * Obonoma

References

Local Government Areas in Rivers State Populated coastal places in Rivers State 1990 establishments in Nigeria 1990s establishments in Rivers State {{RiversNG-geo-stub