Ahoada West | |
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 Interactive map of Ahoada West | |
  Ahoada West Location within Nigeria  Ahoada West Location within Africa | |
| Coordinates: 4°48′N 7°00′E / 4.8°N 7°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Rivers State |
| Date created | 1996 |
| Seat | Akinima |
| Government | |
| • Local Government Chairman | Hon. Iyekor Ikporo (APP) |
| • Deputy Local Government Chairman | Hon. Onisojikume Ayonoadu (APP) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Ahoada West (also spelt Ehuda West) is a Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria, located Northwest of Port Harcourt. It was extracted in 1996 in the General Sani Abacha military regime from the old Ahoada Local Government that makes up the present Orashi Region of Rivers State. Its seat is in the town of Akinima.
The Local Government Area (LGA) comprises some Ekpeye speaking communities (mostly from the Ubie and Ibuduya clan) and Engenni and Ogbogolo communities. Thus there are three distinct languages namely, Ekpeye, Engenni and Ogbogolo.
Ahoada West is one of the popular Local Government Areas in Rivers State which seats in the South South Region of Nigeria, and they are also have rich cultural heritage.
The Orashi River criss-crosses which is at the lower basin of the Niger River, the entire Local Government area and its vegetation is mainly a high dense rain forest. Thus, the occupations of the Ahoada West people are mainly farming, fishing, and hunting.[citation needed]
Ahoada West Local Government Area is bounded by the following LGAs: Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area, Abua/Odual Local Government Area, Ahoada East Local Government Area on the east, we have Besini and Yenagoa both of Bayelsa State on the North and West respectively. The boundary between Rivers and Bayelsa States from the west is located at Engenni.
