Ibeno
Sign in to saveIbeno is a Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State in the southern part of Nigeria It lies on the eastern side of the Kwa Ibo River about from the river mouth. It is one of the largest oil-producing communities in Nigeria, being the host community to Exxonmobil Unlimited, (now Seplat). It is also one of the largest fishing settlements on the Nigerian coast. Ibeno lies in the Mangrove Forest Belt of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, bounded to the west by Eastern Obolo Local Government Area, to the north by Onna, Eket and Esit Eket, to the east by Mbo, and to the south by the Atlantic Ocean.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Ibeno
- Settlement.native_name
- [Ibuno Obolo]
- Settlement.nickname
- White Beach
- Settlement.settlement_type
- LGA
- Settlement.motto
- Abasi Ulok-Ulok Aye Abasi Ibeno is watching over us
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Nigeria
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Akwa Ibom State
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Head-Quarters
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Upenekang
- Settlement.leader_title
- Chairman
- Settlement.leader_name
- Hon. Mrs. (Dcns.) Glory Eka Effiong
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 271.2
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2022
- Settlement.population_total
- 95,500
- Settlement.population_density_km2
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 75380
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Ibeno is a Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State in the southern part of Nigeria It lies on the eastern side of the Kwa Ibo River about from the river mouth. It is one of the largest oil-producing communities in Nigeria, being the host community to Exxonmobil Unlimited, (now Seplat). It is also one of the largest fishing settlements on the Nigerian coast. Ibeno lies in the Mangrove Forest Belt of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, bounded to the west by Eastern Obolo Local Government Area, to the north by Onna, Eket and Esit Eket, to the east by Mbo, and to the south by the Atlantic Ocean.
== Location == Ibeno Local Government Area is located at the south end of Akwa Ibom State, occupying a vast coastal area of over 1,200 km2. It is bounded in the south by the Atlantic Ocean and shares borders with Mbo, Esit Eket, Eket, Onna and Eastern Obolo Local Government Areas.
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