Asari-Toru is a Local Government Area in Rivers State, Nigeria.[1]

General information

Asari-Toru Local Government Area was created out of the old Degema Local Government Area on May 16, 1989, under the Hon. Eziwoke Wokoma. The inhabitants are of a common language which is the “Kalabari” speaking nationality.[citation needed] With ancestral origin and beliefs. Currently, the Local Government Chairman is Hon. Dr. Sule Amachree.[2]

Asari-Toru is the “Seat” of the Ancestral Stool of the Kalabari Speaking Dynasty which cuts across Akuku-Toru and Degema Local Government Areas.[1]

Climate/Geography

There are two main seasons in Asari Toru LGA, which is 113 square kilometers in size: the dry and the rainy. The average temperature and humidity of Asari Toru LGA are 25 degrees Celsius and 91 percent, respectively.[citation needed] Numerous rivers and tributaries flow into Asari Toru LGA.[3]

The Local Government Area upon creation presently encompasses Seventeen (17) Communities namely:

  • Buguma,
  • Abalama,
  • Abiama,
  • Angulama,
  • Atuka,
  • Ido,
  • Ifoko,
  • Illelema,
  • Krakrama,
  • Minama,
  • Okpo,
  • Omekweama,
  • Omekwetariama,
  • Oporoama,
  • Sama,
  • Agama,
  • Tema.

Buguma City is the Headquarters of the Local Government Area and Seat of the King of Kalabari Kingdom: His Royal Majesty, King (Prof.) T.J.T Princewill, Abbi the XI, Amayanabo of Kalabari Kingdom.[4]

These communities have been grouped into thirteen (13) electoral wards, ten (10) of these wards are within the capital, Buguma City; while the remaining are grouped into Isia Group I, Isia Group II and West Central Group.[5]

The local government area has an estimated area of 113 km2 and a population of 308,800 by projection of March 21, 2016.[6]

The postal code of the area is 504101 .[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Towns & Villages". Towns & Villages. Retrieved 2023-05-12.
  2. ^ "Full results of Rivers State local goment elections". BBC News Pidgin. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
  3. ^ "Asari-Toru Local Government Area". www.manpower.com.ng. Retrieved 2024-08-09.
  4. ^ "What ASALGA Chairman said about Amanyanabo of Kalabari Stool". KRISTINA REPORTS. 2020-08-11. Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  5. ^ Tide, The (2009-06-24). "Know Your Wards ASALGA". :::...The Tide News Online:::... Retrieved 2023-05-02.
  6. ^ Trebicka, Jonel; Schierwagen, Robert (2015-01-16). "Statins, Rho GTPases and KLF2: new mechanistic insight into liver fibrosis and portal hypertension". Gut. 64 (9): 1349–1350. doi:10.1136/gutjnl-2014-308800. ISSN 0017-5749. PMID 25596180.
  7. ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-20.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asari-Toru
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