Ibeno
[Ibuno Obolo] | |
|---|---|
| Nickname: White Beach | |
| Motto: Awaji Ulok-Ulok Aye(Ibeno Obolo)
Awaji Ibeno is watching over us | |
  Ibeno | |
| Coordinates: 4°34′07″N 7°58′35″E / 4.568693°N 7.976396°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Akwa Ibom State |
| Head-Quarters | Upenekang |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | High Chief Williams Mkpah |
| Area | |
| • Total | 104.7 sq mi (271.2 km2) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
| • Total | 95,500 |
| • Density | 910/sq mi (350/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
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Ibeno is located in the south of Nigeria and is a Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. Ibeno town lies on the eastern side of the Kwa Ibo River about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the river mouth, and is one of the largest fishing settlements on the Nigerian coast. Ibeno lies in the 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]
- ^ "Akwa Ibom State: Subdivisions". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved February 5, 2024.
- ^ "Description of Fisheries". Marine fishery resources of Nigeria: A review of exploited fish stocks. Fisheries and Aquaculture Department. Retrieved September 9, 2011.