Buguma

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.

• Official Name — Buguma • Native Name — Asari • Settlement Type — Town • Pushpin Map — Nigeria • Pushpin Mapsize — 250 • Pushpin Map Caption — Location in Nigeria • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — Nigeria • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Name1 — Rivers State • Subdivision Type2 — LGA • Subdivision Name2 — Asari-Toru • Government Type — Local Government Council Headquarter • Leader Title — Chairman/Mayor • Leader Name — Hon. Onengiyeofori George • Unit Pref — Metric • Population Blank1 Title — Ethnicities • Population Blank2 Title — Religions • Timezone — WAT • Utc Offset — +1 • Postal Code Type — Nigerian Postal Code • Postal Code — 504101 Buguma 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.

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 to and is rarely below or above.

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