Buguma City
Asari | |
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City | |
Coordinates: 4°44′N 6°52′E / 4.733°N 6.867°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Rivers State |
Government | |
• Type | Local Government Council Headquarter |
• Chairman/Mayor | Hon. (Amb) Onengiyeofori George (Starboy) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
• Summer (DST) | +1 GMT |
Nigerian Postal Code | 504101 |
Buguma City is a larger 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[citation needed]. The Current Mayor, popularly addressed as Chairman, of the LGA, which Buguma City is the headquarters, is Hon. (Amb) Onengiyeofori George (Starboy).[1]
It is also home to the great King Amachree of the Kalabari kingdom.[2]
In 1983, Buguma was designated a city by the Government of Melford Okilo and that status subsists to date.[3]