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Okobo, Nigeria
Okobo
Aták Oro Oron North | |
|---|---|
  Okobo Location in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 4°50′0″N 8°08′0″E / 4.83333°N 8.13333°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Akwa Ibom State |
| Capital | Okopedi |
| Created | 1989 |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | The council is currently managed by a transition committee headed by Hon. George Henshaw. |
| Area | |
| • Land | 183.7 sq mi (475.8 km2) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 102,753 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| Postal code | 521 |
| Area code(s) | 521101, 521102, 521103, 521104, 521105, 521106, 521107. |
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Okobo is located in the South South part of Nigeria and is a Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. It is made up of Odd, Eta and Atabong clans. Following the local government creation exercise of the federal government in 1989 Okobo Local Government Area was carved out of Oron, Akwa Ibom same year.[1]
- ^ Country Profile 2019 [The Local Government System in Nigeria] (PDF). p. 161. Retrieved February 26, 2021.
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