Ikwerre, Nigeria
LGA in Rivers State, Nigeria
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Ikwerre [1] is a Local Government Area in Rivers State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Isiokpo 'known as the ancient Kingdom of Ikwerre land'.[citation needed] It is the first local government created of the Ikwerre In Igbo ethnicity and later Emohua, Obio/Akpor and Port Harcourt LGAs were created.[citation needed] The Ikwerre group occupies the upland region of Rivers State. It shares boundaries with Imo State to the north, Emohua to the west, Etche to the east, and Obio-Akpor to the south.[citation needed]
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| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Rivers State |
| Date created | 1991 |
| Seat | Isiokpo |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,380 km2 (530 sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
The postal code of the area is 511001.[2]
Climate/Geography
Ikwerre LGA has an average annual temperature of 26 degrees Celsius (80 degrees Fahrenheit) and a total size of 1,380 square kilometres or 530 square miles. The Lower Gulch Area experiences two distinct seasons—the dry and the rainy—with an average humidity level of 90%. In Ikwerre LGA, the wet seasons are distinguished by prolonged precipitation and typically persist longer than the dry ones.[3][4]
