Asari-Toru
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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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". 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.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". 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
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