Urue-Offong/Oruko Towns And Villages

Urue-Offong/Oruko is a Local Government Area in the coastal south of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Its council seat is Urue Offong town, close to the Atlantic coast near Oron.

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The area split from Oron LGA on 23 September 1991. It groups six Oro clans into two development areas, Urue Offong and Oruko, each divided into five wards.

The 2006 census counted 70,740 residents. A 2022 projection put the figure near 90,300. Rt. Hon. (Amb.) Chief Uno Etim Uno chaired the council as of November 2025.

The list below was checked name by name against 2015 INEC ward and polling-unit records and the GeoNames and OpenStreetMap gazetteers:

  1. Abiak Elibi
  2. Anai Okpo
  3. Ate
  4. Edok
  5. Elei
  6. Eyo Eyekip
  7. Eyo Okwong
  8. Eyo Ufuo
  9. Eyo Uwesong
  10. Eyobiasang
  11. Eyokpifie
  12. Eyulor
  13. Ibotong Nsie
  14. Ibotong-Eweme
  15. Ikpe
  16. Mbokpu Eyoima
  17. Mbokpu Eyokan
  18. Mbukpo Uko Akai
  19. Oduonim Isong Inyang
  20. Oduonim Oro
  21. Okosi
  22. Oruko
  23. Oyoku Ibighi
  24. Oyubia
  25. Ubodung
  26. Uboro Oron
  27. Udun Uwe
  28. Udung Eta
  29. Udung Ukpor
  30. Ukuda
  31. Ukuko
  32. Umume
  33. Urue Offong