Urue-Offong/Oruko
About
Urue-Offong/Oruko is a Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State in south-east Nigeria. It is one of the five Oro language speaking Local Government Areas and is bounded by Okobo, Oron, Udung Uko, Mbo and Esit Eket.
History
In September 1991, Urue-Offong/Oruko Local Government Area was carved out of Oron, Akwa Ibom Local Government Area. It is made up of six out of the nine clans (Afaha) of the Oron people. Oruko was the economic capital of the Oron people and was home to a large market in the 1800s, attracting traders from Hausa, Ilaje and Igbo communities. During the Nigerian Civil War in the late 1960s, several hundred Oron people, mostly traders and women, were killed in Urue Oruko.
Source: Wikipedia: Urue-Offong/Oruko
Key Facts
State
Akwa Ibom State
Headquarters
Urue Offong Town
Chairman
RT. Hon. Chief Amb Uno Etim Uno
Established
1991
Area
117 km²
Population
90,300 (2022)