Ibeno
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| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Akwa Ibom State |
| Head-Quarters | Upenekang |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Hon. Mrs. (Dcns.) Glory Eka Effiong |
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| Population (2022)[1] | |
| • Total | 95,500 |
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| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
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Ibeno chewo kidefu south eyi Najeriya manyu Local Government Area eyi Akwa Ibom State. Ibeno town dago oji eastern side of the Kwa Ibo River about Éwn malábó:Convert kwugbo river mouth, oñu che Kinana tule ugbo kumamèja efewo efu Najeriy. Ibeno oñu dago oji Mangrove Forest Belt of the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, bounded to the west by Eastern Obolo Local Government Area, to the north by Onna, Esit Eket and Eket, and to the south by the Atlantic Ocean.[2] Ibeno Local Government is the host of Exxonmobil Unlimited, now Seplat[1]
Location
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]Ibeno Local Government Area chewo kidago efu south ukpoji Akwa Ibom State, occupying a vast coastal area of over 1,200 km2. It is bounded in the south by the Atlantic Ocean and shares borders with Eket, Esit Eket, Onna and Eastern Obolo Local Government Areas.[3]
History
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]Ibeno Local Government Area chewo kumanyi kwefu Uquo-Ibeno Local Government Area on December 4, 1996, by the Federal government instrument.
Takuma nyi Uquo-Ibeno Local Government Area, abo Ibeno defu Eket Local Government Area – Ibeno Edoh, Uquo Ibeno ojiojima Ibeno Local Government Area has thus graduated from being part of Eket Local Government area to part of Ibeno-Edor manyu ugwèta at Inua-Eyet Ikot Ibeno (now defunct) to being part of Uquo Ibeno with headquarters at Uquo (now headquarters of Esit Eket Local Government Area) to a distinct and separate local government area, Ibeno Local Government Area with headquarters at Upenekang. It is one of the 31 Local Government Areas in Akwa Ibom State.
Geography
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]Ibeno occupies the largest Atlantic coastline, more than 129 km, in Akwa Ibom State.
Located in the mangrove swamp forest, the area has rain throughout the year with the peak between May and September. The climatic condition in Ibeno is favorable all year round for fishing and farming.
Ibeno Beach, the longest in West Africa, is a popular tourist attraction.[4][5]
Language
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]Abo kuma defu ibeno akichi Ibeno dialect of the Efik–Ibibio-Andoni language. The need to establish trade links with the Efik people meant that the Andoni people that settled in present-day Ibeno had to coin the language to suit. The people of Ibeno are of Oron–Efik extraction.
Commerce
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]The prime occupation of the people is fishing. However, farming and petty trading enjoy appreciative notice. The presence of oil exploration activities by oil giant ExxonMobil and other service companies influence activities both upstream and downstream.[6]
Tourism
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]The Ibeno Beach is a major tourism destination in Akwa Ibom State and, an emerging destination in Nigeria.
Culture
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]Ibeno people are rich in cultural heritage. The people have many age-long traditional institutions like Ekpe, Obon, Uke, Ekong, Akata, Eka-Ebitu, Umom Isong, Oluo, Ikini and the age-grade system (Nka) which is highly recognized and practiced in Ibeno.
People
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]Ibeno people are ancestrally related to the Andoni people and Oron people in origin. The common dialect of Ibeno people is the Ibeno language, prominently spoken by Ibeno and Eastern Obolo people in Akwa Ibom State. The people also enjoy an active aquatic life.
Population
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]| Males | Females | TOTAL: |
| 41,311 | 34,069 | 75,380 |
| * Source: 2006 National Census | ||
References
[nwọ́che | nwó étéwn che]- ↑ "Akwa Ibom State: Subdivisions". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved ochu ekeji 5, 2024.
- ↑ "Description of Fisheries". Marine fishery resources of Nigeria: A review of exploited fish stocks. Fisheries and Aquaculture Department. Retrieved ochu ekela 9, 2011.
- ↑ "Map - Ibeno - MAP[N]ALL.COM". 174.127.109.64. Retrieved ochu ekela 17, 2021.
- ↑ "Ibeno Beach". Hotels.ng Places. Retrieved ochu ekela 17, 2021.
- ↑ "The Longest Beach in West Africa". Folio Nigeria. Retrieved ochu ekejo 17, 2020.
- ↑ Odey, Patrick (ochu ekela 18, 2024). "Gas pollution: Akwa Ibom group seeks NUPRC intervention". Punch Newspapers (in American English). Retrieved ochu ekegwa–oka 5, 2024.
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