Eastern Obolo


Eastern Obolo is a Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria with its headquarters located in Okoroete. There are two clans in Eastern Obolo, namely the Iko clan and the Okoroete clan.

Location

Eastern Obolo is located in the Niger Delta fringe between Imo and Qua Iboe Rivers estuaries and lies between latitudes 4° 28' and 4° 53' and longitudes 7° 50' and 7° 55' East. It is bounded to the north by Mkpat Enin Local Government Area, northeast by Onna, west by Ikot Abasi, southeast by Ibeno Local Government Area and in the south by the Atlantic Ocean.

Culture

The cultural heritage is not restricted to the people; rather, to the entire Niger Delta with unique traditional dressing synonymous with "Etibo" and "Wurkor".

Natural resources

Eastern Obolo has abundant mineral deposits with onshore and offshore oil wells at Elekpon, Iko Town, Otunene and Iko-Nta/Obianga. There is a fishing depot at Educwink, Elekpon, Agan-asa. Forest reserves include mangrove, iroko, raffia, rubber, kolanurt, coconut, peas, and mango.

Commerce

Eastern Obolo tradespeople are predominantly fishermen, with over 65 per cent involved in active fishing.

People

The people are a mixture of Andoni and Iko extractions; strong cultural affinity exists among the people. It has a total landmass of 117,008 square kilometers with an estimated shoreline about 184 km long. The official language is the Obolo language which is also spoken in the Andoni local government area of Rivers State.

Population

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