Ogbia

Ogbia Ogbia
LGA and Town
Ogbia Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 4°47′N 6°20′E / 4.783°N 6.333°E / 4.783; 6.333
Country	Nigeria
State	Bayelsa State
Headquarters	Ogbia Town
Clans	Abureni Clan Anyama Clan Oloibiri Clan Kolo Creek Clan
Government
• Traditional Monarchy [Obanobhan]	HRM Dumaro Charles Owaba
• Local Government Chairman	Hon. Ebinyo Marvin Turner
Area
• Total	1,698 km2 (656 sq mi)
Population  (2006 census)
• Total	266,008
• Estimate  ({{{pop_est_as_of}}})	299,000
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix	560
ISO 3166 code	NG.BY.OG

Ogbia is a traditional Kingdom and Local Government Area^[1] of Bayelsa State^[2] in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria.^[3] The headquarters of both the Traditional Kingdom and Local Government is located in Ogbia Town at 4°39′00″N 6°16′00″E / 4.65000°N 6.26667°E / 4.65000; 6.26667.

Ogbia Kingdom is made up of four clans namely; Abureni Clan, Anyama Clan, Oloibiri Clan and Kolo Creek Clan. The people of Ogbia are part of the Ijaw (Ijo, Izon) Tribe.

The current monarch of Ogbia Kingdom is His Royal Majesty (HRM) King Dumaro Charles Owaba, Obanobhan (III) of Ogbia Kingdom. The traditional monarchy is rotational between the four clans of Ogbia Kingdom. The current Obanohban, King Dumaro Owaba is from the Oloibiri clan, while the next Obanohban would come from Kolo Creek clan.

Ogbia Local Government is headed by a democratically elected Local Government Chairman.

Ogbia has an area of 695 km² and a population^[4] of over 179,926. It is well known for its historic value to the today Nigerian state economy mainstay. Crude oil was first discovered in Nigeria, at Oloibiri Town on Sunday 15 January 1956.^[5]

The postal code of the area is 562.^[6] The Ogbia people, speak the Ogbia language, a unique Ijaw dialect. The Ogbia people who inhabit the Ogbia local government of Bayelsa have close kinship and language ties with the Okoroma people of Nembe local government of Bayelsa; the Odual people of Abua/Odual local government of Rivers state as well as the Ogbogolo people of Ahoada-West in Rivers state.^[7] The present political headquarters of the Ogbia people, is Ogbia town; a town conceptualized and founded in 1972 by the Ogbia brotherhood. It also serves as the local government ^[8]headquarters. The inhabitants of Ogbia land are mainly fishermen and farmers. Former Nigerian president Goodluck Ebele Jonathan was born in Otuoke, Ogbia. The first civilian governor of the old Rivers state, Chief Milford Obiene Okilo was also from Emakalakala in Ogbia. According Alagoa (2009) King Amakiri, the first king of modern Kalabari kingdom (1669-1757) came from Emakalakala in Ogbia.^[9]

Ogbia Communities/Town'

• Ogbia^{[citation needed]}
• Imiringi^{[citation needed]}
• Elebele^{[citation needed]}
• Kolo 1^{[citation needed]}
• Kolo 2^{[citation needed]}
• Kolo 3^{[citation needed]}
• Emeyal 1^{[citation needed]}
• Emeyal 2^{[citation needed]}
• Otuasega^{[citation needed]}
• Oruema^{[citation needed]}
• Emakalakala^{[citation needed]}
• Eboh^{[citation needed]}
• Obeduma^{[citation needed]}
• Akipelai^{[citation needed]}
• Otuagbagi^{[citation needed]}
• Otuoke^{[citation needed]}
• Otakeme^{[citation needed]}
• Oloibiri^{[citation needed]}
• Abobiri^{[citation needed]}
• Opume^{[citation needed]}
• Otuogori^{[citation needed]}
• Idema^{[citation needed]}
• Otuokpoti^{[citation needed]}
• Anyama^{[citation needed]}
• Onuebum^{[citation needed]}
• Ewoma^{[citation needed]}
• Otuabulla 1^{[citation needed]}
• Otuabulla 2^{[citation needed]}
• Ologi^{[citation needed]}
• Otuedu^{[citation needed]}
• Okodi^{[citation needed]}
• Ayakoro^{[citation needed]}
• Otuobhi
• Epebu
• Emadike
• Ologehe
• Otuabali
• Otuogidi^{[citation needed]}

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