Etche

Etche
Etche
Local Government Area
	A river in a village at Etche Rivers State
	Etche Etche shown within Nigeria
	Coordinates: 4.99°N 7.05°E
Country	Nigeria
State	Rivers State
Government
• Local Government Chairman	Obinna Anyanwu (PDP)
• Deputy Local Government Chairman	Gladys Onyekachi Nweke (PDP)
• Local Government Council	Ward 1: Daniel Amadi (PDP); Ward 2: Cynthia Nwala (PDP); Ward 3: Martins Onyekachi Anderson (PDP); Ward 4: Faith N. Amadi (PDP); Ward 5: Princewill Heshiulor Ahunanya (PDP); Ward 6: Choko Chibuike (PDP); Ward 7: Rosemary Ezeigbo (PDP); Ward 8: Nwachukwu Promise (PDP); Ward 9: Egbegbu Uzondu (PDP); Ward 10: Nwabeke Chigozie (PDP); Ward 11: Nwankwo Gift (PDP); Ward 12: Ugochukwu Nwankwo (PDP); Ward 13: Iheanyichukwu Kingsley (PDP); Ward 14: Bestman Azuonwu (PDP); Ward 15: Loveday Emmanuel (PDP); Ward 16: Nkwocha Janet Nwaugo (PDP); Ward 17: Chika Anokwuru (PDP); Ward 18: ThankGod Egbule (PDP); Ward 19: Amaechi Ihuoma (PDP)
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
National language	Igbo (Etche dialect)

Echie administratively known as Etche is an indigenous Igbo group mostly found in the Niger Delta of Nigeria. Presently, its people makeup Etche and Omuma, two of the 23 Local Government Areas of Rivers State the can also been found in Ngor okpala l.G.A and omuma town both in imo state. They are part of the 13 federal constituencies representing River State in Nigeria's National Assembly and part of the Rivers East Senatorial District. Its people are mostly farmers and they speak the Etche dialect of the Igbo language family.

Okehi is the Council Headquarters and political capital of Etche, while Eberi is the political capital of Omuma.

There are 19 political wards in Etche and 10 in Omuma local government areas. There are several communities and towns in Etche, some of which include: Akwu/Obuor, Eberi, Amaji, Opiro, Chokocho, Igboh, Egwi, Afara, Mba, Igbodo, Ofeh, Ohimogho, Obiohia, Umuogba, Umuajuloke Okehi, Obibi, ozuzu, Isu, Odufor, Nihi, Okomoko, Ulakwo Umuselem, Umuakonu, Umuanyagu, Okoroagu, Obite, Umuoye, Igboh, Umuechem, Egbeke, Ndashi, Akwa, Akwukabi, Elelem, Owu, Unuaturu, Ogida, Aloma, Odogwa, etc.

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