Ogu/Bolo
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Ogu–Bolo (also spelled Ogu/Bolo) is a local government area (LGA) in Rivers State, Nigeria, with its administrative headquarters in the town of Ogu. It is situated in the eastern part of the Niger Delta, the Ogu–Bolo people are of Ijaw descent and represent one of the 11 local government areas in Rivers State with Ijaw heritage.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Ogu–Bolo
- Settlement.nickname
- Ogu Apu Tonye Mie
- Settlement.settlement_type
- LGA
- Settlement.motto
- Unity, Service and Development
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.mapframe zoom
- 8
- Settlement.mapframe wikidata
- yes
- Settlement.mapframe marker
- village
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Nigeria#Africa
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- Nigeria
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Rivers State
- Settlement.seat
- Ogu Town
- Settlement.governing_body
- Local Government Council
- Settlement.leader_title1
- Local Government Chairman
- Settlement.leader_name1
- Engr. Ishmael Oforibika MNSE (APP)
- Settlement.leader_title2
- Deputy Local Government Chairman
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 75282
- Area
- 89
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- inception
- 1996-10-00
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Ogu–Bolo (also spelled Ogu/Bolo) is a local government area (LGA) in Rivers State, Nigeria, with its administrative headquarters in the town of Ogu. It is situated in the eastern part of the Niger Delta, the Ogu–Bolo people are of Ijaw descent and represent one of the 11 local government areas in Rivers State with Ijaw heritage.
Ogu–Bolo Local Government Area (LGA) covers an area of 89 km² (34 sq mi) and had an estimated population of over 119,000 as of 2020, according to the Rivers State Primary Health Care Management Board. Located in the Rivers South East Senatorial District, it is bordered by Eleme LGA to the north, Tai LGA to the south, Khana LGA to the east, and Bonny LGA to the west.