Map of Etche Local Government Area in Rivers State showing neighbouring states of Imo, Delta, Bayelsa, Akwa Ibom and Abia
Map of Etche, Rivers State showing some areas
Map of Etche Local Government Area showing other LGAs and the 3 senatorial districts of Rivers State
Etche is a Local Government Areas in Rivers State. It’s one of the 23 LGAs of the state.
Okehi is the headquarters of Etche.
Communities and towns in Etche Akwu/Obuor Eberi Amaji Opiro Chokocho Igboh Egwi Afara Mba Igbodo Ofeh Ohimogho Obiohia Umuogba Umuajuloke Okehi Obibi Odufor Nihi Okomoko Ulakwo Umuakonu Umuanyagu Okoroagu Obite Umuoye Igbo Umuechem Egbeke
Political areas The LGA is among the 13 federal constituencies of River State in Nigeria’s National Assembly and part of the Rivers East Senatorial District.
There are 19 political wards in Etche local government.
Over 250 producing oil wells Etche has over 250 producing oil wells and a host of flow stations
Natural gas It is also has one of the largest deposits of natural gas, south of the Niger river.
Food basket pf Rivers state The people of Etche are mostly engaged in agriculture, earning the nickname ‘the food basket of the state’.
Risonpalm, Delta Rubber Production Company Etche is one of the host communities of the government-owned multi-billion naira palm oil production company Risonpalm, as well as Delta Rubber Production Company.
Housing Real estate development has grown in the area with rapid expansion going on in Igboh-Agwuruasa, Ulakwo-Umuselem, and Okehi Clans.
Farming Cassava, plantain, banana and yam are important crops. Agricultural plantation (notably Rubber, palm oil, pineapple, and plantain) was encouraged by the then Eastern Regional government of Nigeria, but this has since lost steam.
Agriculture is mostly not mechanized and the use of tractors for farming these crops has dropped slightly in the 1986–2004 period.
Cassava processing mill Shell Petroleum Development Company, a major oil operator in the area since the late 1950s, has funded a largely ineffective and inefficient cassava processing mill at Umuebulu, and in 2000 it attempted abysmally to provide training to local women in operation and management of the mill.
Palm oil Palm oil production by smallholders is a significant part of the economy.
