Urue-Offong/Oruko
< Urue-Offong
Urue-Offong/Oruko
Iyák Oro Oron West | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 4°43′0″N 8°09′0″E / 4.71667°N 8.15000°E | |
| Country | Nigeria Nigeria |
| State | Akwa Ibom State |
| Capital | Urue Offong Town |
| Creation date | 1991 |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | RT. Hon. (Mrs.) Precious Selong |
| Area | |
• Total | 45 sq mi (117 km2) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 90,300 |
| • Density | 2,000/sq mi (770/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| • Summer (DST) | [[UTC+1 ]] (WAT) |
| Postal code | 523 |
| Area code(s) | 523107, 523108, 523109, 523110, 523112, 523111. |
Urue-Offong/Oruko is located in the south east of Nigeria and is a Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State created in September 1991.
Urue-Offong/Oruko is one of the five Oro language speaking Local Government Area bounded in the North West by Okobo, Akwa Ibom, Oron, Akwa Ibom in the North East, bounded in the East by Udung Uko, and in the South East by Mbo, Akwa Ibom and also bounded by Esit Eket in the South West.