Peoples by state
Ethnic groups in Rivers State
Rivers State has 23 local government areas. 14 of the peoples on the atlas live there. The main peoples, the majority in the most LGAs, are the Ijaw, Ogoni, Ikwerre, Ekpeye and Etche.
At a glance
- What are the main ethnic groups in Rivers State?
- The main ethnic groups in Rivers State are the Ijaw, Ogoni, Ikwerre, Ekpeye and Etche.
- How many local government areas does Rivers State have?
- Rivers State has 23 local government areas.
- How many peoples live in Rivers State?
- The atlas maps 14 peoples in Rivers State: Ijaw, Ogoni, Ikwerre, Ekpeye, Etche, Ogba, Abua, Asa and Ndoki (Oyigbo), Egbema, Engenni, Obolo (Andoni), Odual, Igbo and Ukwuani (Ndokwa).
All peoples of Rivers State on the atlas
- Ijawmajority in 7 LGAs
- Ogonimajority in 4 LGAs, present in 1 LGA
- Ikwerremajority in 3 LGAs, present in 1 LGA
- Ekpeyemajority in 2 LGAs
- Etchemajority in 2 LGAs
- Ogbamajority in 1 LGA, present in 1 LGA
- Abuamajority in 1 LGA
- Asa and Ndoki (Oyigbo)majority in 1 LGA
- Egbemamajority in 1 LGA
- Engennimajority in 1 LGA
- Obolo (Andoni)majority in 1 LGA
- Odualmajority in 1 LGA
- Igbopresent in 1 LGA
- Ukwuani (Ndokwa)present in 1 LGA
Peoples by local government area
For each LGA: the peoples who are the majority there, those who are a large share of a mixed area, and smaller communities, as the atlas’s sources give them.
Abua/Odual
Ahoada East
Ahoada West
Akuku Toru
- Ijaw(Homeland)
Andoni
- Obolo (Andoni)(Homeland)
Asari-Toru
- Ijaw(Homeland)
Bonny
- Ijaw(Homeland)
Degema
- Ijaw(Homeland)
Eleme
- Ogoni(Homeland)
Emuoha
- Ikwerre(Homeland)
Etche
- Etche(Homeland)
Gokana
- Ogoni(Homeland)
Ikwerre
- Ikwerre(Homeland)
Khana
- Ogoni(Homeland)
Obio/Akpor
- Ikwerre(Homeland)
Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni
- Egbema(Homeland)
- Ogba(Homeland)
- Ukwuani (Ndokwa)(Smaller presence)
Ogu Bolo
- Ijaw(Homeland)
Okrika
- Ijaw(Homeland)
Omumma
- Etche(Homeland)
Opobo/Nkoro
- Ijaw(Homeland)
Oyigbo
- Asa and Ndoki (Oyigbo)(Homeland)
- Igbo(Smaller presence)
- Ogoni(Smaller presence)
Port-Harcourt
- Ikwerre(Shared area)
Tai
- Ogoni(Homeland)
Nigeria has not counted ethnicity in a census since 1963, so this page shows where peoples live, not how many there are. Areas are approximate and show where people live. They are not claims of land ownership.