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Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area
Bayelsa State · South South Zone · Headquarters: Kaiama
Known for the Kolokuma and Opokuma Ijaw clans. Fishing, farming and oil support services are major occupations.
Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area is located in Bayelsa State, in the South South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Bayelsa Central senatorial district. The headquarters of Kolokuma/Opokuma LGA is Kaiama.
The headquarters of Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area is Kaiama. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Kaiama is 561101.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area had a population of 90,000 people.
Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area was created in 1991 as part of the national local government reforms. Nigeria has had several rounds of LGA creation — 1976, 1991, and 1996 — which expanded the total from 301 to the current 774 LGAs.
Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area is in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. Bayelsa State is in the South South zone and has its capital at Yenagoa. Bayelsa State has 8 Local Government Areas in total.
Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area is in the Bayelsa Central senatorial district of Bayelsa State. This district is represented by a senator in the Nigerian National Assembly. Each senatorial district in Nigeria comprises several LGAs and elects one senator for a four-year term.