Buguma

Buguma
Asari
Town
Buguma is located in Nigeria
Buguma
Buguma
Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 4°44′N 6°52′E / 4.733°N 6.867°E / 4.733; 6.867
Country Nigeria
StateRivers State
LGAAsari-Toru
Government
 • TypeLocal Government Council Headquarter
 • Chairman/MayorHon. Onengiyeofori George
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
Nigerian Postal Code
504101

Buguma (pronunciationⓘ) is a large town in Rivers State, Nigeria. It is the headquarters of the Asari-Toru Local Government Area and base of the Kalabari Kingdom, a Nigerian traditional state.

The town has an official post office and a big set of commercial fish ponds set up by the state government. The current mayor, popularly addressed as chairman, of the LGA, which Buguma City is the headquarters, is Hon. Onengiyeofori George

It is also home to the great King Amachree of the Kalabari kingdom.

In 1983, Buguma was designated a city by the Government of Melford Okilo and that status subsists to date.

Climate

In Buguma, the wet season is overcast and warm, the dry season is hot and mostly cloudy, and it is oppressive year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 22 °C (71 °F) to 31 °C (87 °F) and is rarely below 18 °C (64 °F) or above 32 °C (90 °F).

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ "Rivers commissioner assures of early completion of Buguma fish farm". Premium Times. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
  2. ↑ https://appsaf.apieproject.com/business/listings/ems-nigerian-postal-service-buguma/
  3. ↑ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
  4. ↑ "King of Buguma and Kalabari nation". Kalabari Nation. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
  5. ↑ The Official Gazette of Rivers State of Nigeria No. 16, published in Port Harcourt on the 25th of August 1983 referred to “Buguma City Council”; the only other City Council after Port Harcourt City Council.
  6. ↑ "Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Buguma Nigeria". Weatherspark.