Gokana Towns And Villages

Gokana is a Local Government Area (LGA) in Rivers State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is Kpor town, at the heart of Ogoniland.

The 2006 census counted 233,813 people in Gokana. A 2022 projection put the figure at 336,300. The indigenous tongue is Gokana, one of four Ogoni languages alongside Khana, Eleme and Tai.

The area’s postal code is 501103. Gokana borders Tai to the north, Ogu/Bolo to the west, Khana to the east and Bonny to the south. The traditional Gokana kingdom is ruled by the Gbere Mene, whose seat is at Giokoo. Decades of oil pollution in Bodo and Goi have drawn international attention, including a 2011 UNEP environmental assessment of Ogoniland.

Below is the complete list of towns and villages in Gokana Local Government, Rivers State, Nigeria, verified against INEC ward and polling-unit records, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap and Wikipedia’s clan enumeration:

  1. Barako
  2. Baranyonwa Dere
  3. B-Dere
  4. Bera
  5. Biara
  6. Bodo
  7. Boghor
  8. Bomu
  9. Deeken
  10. Deeyor
  11. Gbe
  12. Gioko
  13. Goi
  14. K-Dere
  15. Kibangba
  16. Kibani
  17. Kpor
  18. Lewe
  19. Mogho
  20. Nugbeio
  21. Nwabia
  22. Nwebiara
  23. Nweol
  24. Yeghe