Buguma City
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  Buguma City Location in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 4°44′N 6°52′E / 4.733°N 6.867°E / 4.733; 6.867 | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Rivers State |
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| • Type | Local Government Council Headquarter |
| • Chairman/Mayor | Hon. (Amb) Onengiyeofori George (Starboy) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| • Summer (DST) | +1 GMT |
| Nigerian Postal Code |
504101
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Buguma City is a larger towninRivers State, Nigeria. It is the headquarters of the Asari-Toru Local Government Area and base of the Kalabari Kingdom, a Nigerian traditional state.
The town has an official Post Office and a big set of commercial fish ponds set up by the State Government[citation needed]. The Current Mayor, popularly addressed as Chairman, of the LGA, which Buguma City is the headquarters, is Hon. (Amb) Onengiyeofori George (Starboy).[1]
It is also home to the great King Amachree of the Kalabari kingdom.[2]
In 1983, Buguma was designated a city by the Government of Melford Okilo and that status subsists to date.[3]
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