Opobo/Nkoro

Opobo/Nkoro
—  LGA  —
Opobo/Nkoro
Coordinates: 4°34′5″N 7°33′10″E / 4.56806°N 7.55278°E / 4.56806; 7.55278
Country	Nigeria
State	Rivers State
Time zone	WAT (UTC+1)

Opobo/Nkoro is a Local Government Area in Rivers State, Nigeria. It is part of the Andoni/Opobo/nkoro constituency of the Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Rivers. The capital is Opobo Town.^[1]

The Opobo/Nkoro people are mainly farmers and fishermen.They are of Ijaw extraction.

Pro-Natura International Nigeria has been assisting in community-led development in the LGA.^[2]

References

1. ^ "Opobo/Nkoro". AfDevInfo. http://www.afdevinfo.com/htmlreports/dis/dis_ni_10_20.html. Retrieved 2009-10-17. 
2. ^ "Opobo Nkoro Community Development Foundation Projects". Pro-Natura International Nigeria. http://www.pronatura-nigeria.org/on/oncdf_achievements.html. Retrieved 2009-10-17.  ^{[dead link]}

Coordinates: 4°34′5″N 7°33′10″E / 4.56806°N 7.55278°E / 4.56806; 7.55278