Buguma
Buguma City
Asari | |
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City | |
  Buguma City Location in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 4°44′N 6°52′E / 4.733°N 6.867°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Rivers State |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local Government Council Headquarter |
| • Chairman/Mayor | Chief Odiari Princewill |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| • Summer (DST) | +1 GMT |
| Nigerian Postal Code | 504101 |
Buguma is a larger town in Rivers State, Nigeria. It is the headquarters of the Asari-Toru Local Government Area and base of the Kalabari Kingdom, a Nigerian traditional state.
The town has an official Post Office and a big set of commercial fish ponds set up by the State Government. The Current Mayor, popularly addressed as Chairman, of the LGA, which Buguma City is the headquarters, is Chief Odiari Princewill.[1]
It is also home to the great King Amachree of the Kalabari kingdom.[2]
In 1983, Buguma was designated a city by the Government of Melford Okilo and that status subsists to date.[3]
Notable People
- G K J Amachree
- Ibim Princewill
- (Prof) T.J.T. Princewill, the Amanyanabo of Kalabari Kingdom
- Prince Tonye Princewill
- J.T Tom-West
- Ojukaye Flag Amachree
References
- ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- ^ "King of Buguma and Kalabari nation". Kalabari Nation. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
- ^ The Official Gazette of Rivers State of Nigeria No. 16, published in Port Harcourt on the 25th of August 1983 referred to “Buguma City Council”; the only other City Council after Port Harcourt City Council.
Capital: Port Harcourt | |
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