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'''Kolokuma/Opokuma''' is a [[Local Government Areas of Nigeria|Local Government Area]] of [[Bayelsa State]], Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Kaiama. Much of the area of the LGA is occupied by the [[Bayelsa National Forest]]. The Kolokuma and Opokuma people are from the same lineage among the Ijaws that reside in the Niger Delta region.
'''Kolokuma/Opokuma''' is a [[Local Government Areas of Nigeria|Local Government Area]] of [[Bayelsa State]], Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Kaiama. Much of the area of the LGA is occupied by the [[Bayelsa National Forest]].
Opu-Okun being the elder son to their father decided to remain in their original settlement in Opokuma clan, while his younger brother (Kala-Okun)was a restless man and he moved his family from one place to another creating other towns, namely:
1. Igbedi
2. Kaiama (Ikagi-ama)
3. Kalama
4. Odi
5. Sampou
6. Okoloba
7. Seibokorogha (also known as sabagreia)
8. Olobiri
9. Ayiba-biri
It has an area of 361 km² and a population of 79,266 at the 2006 census according to the National Bureau of Statistics.
It has an area of 361 km² and a population of 77,292 at the 2006 census.


The [[postal code]] of the area is 560.<ref>{{cite web | title = Post Offices- with map of LGA | work = | publisher = NIPOST | url = http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx | accessdate = 2009-10-20 | archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20121126042849/http://www.nipost.gov.ng/postcode.aspx | archivedate = 2012-11-26}}</ref>
The [[postal code]] of the area is 560.<ref>{{cite web | title = Post Offices- with map of LGA | work = | publisher = NIPOST | url = http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx | accessdate = 2009-10-20 | archiveurl=http://web.archive.org/web/20121126042849/http://www.nipost.gov.ng/postcode.aspx | archivedate = 2012-11-26}}</ref>

Revision as of 23:36, 1 March 2016

Kolokuma/Opokuma
LGA and town
Country Nigeria
StateBayelsa State
Area
 • Total
361 km2 (139 sq mi)
Population
 (2006 census)
 • Total
77,292
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix
560
ISO 3166 codeNG.BY.KO

Kolokuma/Opokuma is a Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Kaiama. Much of the area of the LGA is occupied by the Bayelsa National Forest.

It has an area of 361 km² and a population of 77,292 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 560.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2009-10-20.