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{{about|a local government area|the town in [[Oru East]]|Omuma town}}
Its headquarters are in the town of '''Eberi'''.<ref>{{Citation |title=LOCAL GOVERNMENT FINANCE |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/j.ctt1t89b2k.12 |work=Who stole the town hall? |pages=95–126 |access-date=2023-04-25 |publisher=Bristol University Press}}</ref> Its people are Igbo .<ref name="NImaps">{{cite web | title = State map | publisher = Nigerian National Bureau of Statistics | url = http://www.nigerianstat.gov.ng/index.php/pages/nigerianMap | access-date = 2010-05-19 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100501135814/http://www.nigerianstat.gov.ng/index.php/pages/nigerianMap | archive-date = 2010-05-01 }}</ref>
{{Use Nigerian English|date=January 2023}}
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|leader_title1 = Local Government Chairman
|leader_name1 = Nwaiwu Chisorom ([[Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)|PDP]])
|leader_title2 = Deputy Local Government Chairman
|leader_name2 = Ubani Mary ([[Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)|PDP]])
|leader_title3 = Local Government Council
|leader_name3 = Ward 1: Umesi Obioma ([[Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)|PDP]])<br/>Ward 2: Promise Reginald ([[Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)|PDP]])<br/>Ward 3: Ekpendu Prince Eze ([[Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)|PDP]])<br/>Ward 4: Elike Nwaobia Samuel ([[Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)|PDP]])<br/>Ward 5: Henry Okechukwu ([[Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)|PDP]])<br/>Ward 6: Ugochukwu Orji ([[Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)|PDP]])<br/>Ward 7: Cyril Oluo ([[Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)|PDP]])<br/>Ward 8: Nwaodu Nnanyibu ([[Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)|PDP]])<br/>Ward 9: Onyebuchi Onyeche ([[Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)|PDP]])<br/>Ward 10: Okpoko Lucky ([[Peoples Democratic Party (Nigeria)|PDP]])
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|established_date = October 1, 1996{{citation needed|date=September 2020}}
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'''Omuma''' is a [[Local Government Areas of Nigeria|Local Government Area]] in [[Rivers State]], [[Nigeria]]. Its headquarters are in the town of '''Eberi'''. Its people are Igbo .<ref name="NImaps">{{cite web | title = State map | publisher = Nigerian National Bureau of Statistics | url = http://www.nigerianstat.gov.ng/index.php/pages/nigerianMap | access-date = 2010-05-19 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100501135814/http://www.nigerianstat.gov.ng/index.php/pages/nigerianMap | archive-date = 2010-05-01 }}</ref>


It has an area of {{cvt|170|km2}} and a population of 100,366 at the 2006 census.
It has an area of {{cvt|170|km2}} and a population of 100,366 at the 2006 census.

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Omuma
Omuma is located in Nigeria
Omuma
Omuma
Omuma is located in Africa
Omuma
Omuma
Coordinates: 5°5′12″N 7°13′59″E / 5.08667°N 7.23306°E / 5.08667; 7.23306
CountryNigeria
StateRivers State
Date createdOctober 1, 1996[citation needed]
SeatEberi
Government
 • Local Government ChairmanNwaiwu Chisorom (PDP)
 • Deputy Local Government ChairmanUbani Mary (PDP)
 • Local Government CouncilWard 1: Umesi Obioma (PDP)
Ward 2: Promise Reginald (PDP)
Ward 3: Ekpendu Prince Eze (PDP)
Ward 4: Elike Nwaobia Samuel (PDP)
Ward 5: Henry Okechukwu (PDP)
Ward 6: Ugochukwu Orji (PDP)
Ward 7: Cyril Oluo (PDP)
Ward 8: Nwaodu Nnanyibu (PDP)
Ward 9: Onyebuchi Onyeche (PDP)
Ward 10: Okpoko Lucky (PDP)
Area
 • Total
70 sq mi (170 km2)
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

Omuma is a Local Government Area in Rivers State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Eberi. Its people are Igbo .[1]

It has an area of 170 km2 (66 sq mi) and a population of 100,366 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 512.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "State map". Nigerian National Bureau of Statistics. Archived from the original on 2010-05-01. Retrieved 2010-05-19.
  2. ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  3. ^ "Omuma Local Government Area".