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Degema Local Government Area
Rivers State · South South Zone · Headquarters: Degema
Known for the Degema kingdom and offshore oil. Historic trading post on the Sombreiro River.
Degema Local Government Area is located in Rivers State, in the South South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Rivers East senatorial district. The headquarters of Degema LGA is Degema.
The headquarters of Degema Local Government Area is Degema. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Degema is 502301.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Degema Local Government Area had a population of 147,000 people.
Degema Local Government Area was created in 1976 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.
Degema Local Government Area is in Rivers State, Nigeria. Rivers State is in the South South zone and has its capital at Port Harcourt. Rivers State has 23 Local Government Areas in total.
Degema Local Government Area is in the Rivers East senatorial district of Rivers 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.