Ogbia is a Local Government Area[1] of Bayelsa State[2] in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria.[3] Its headquarters is in the town of Ogbia in the south of the area at 4°39′00″N 6°16′00″E.

Ogbia
LGA and town
Ogbia Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 4°47′N 6°20′E
Country	Nigeria
State	Bayelsa State
Headquarters	Ogbia
Government
• [Obanobhan]	HRM Dumaro Charles Owaba
Area
• Total	1,698 km2 (656 sq mi)
Population  (2006 census)
• Total	266,008
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix	560
ISO 3166 code	NG.BY.OG

It has an area of 695 km² and a population[4] of 179,926. It is well known for its historic value to the today Nigerian state economy mainstay, i.e., its oil industry, being the local government area encompassing[5] Oloibiri the first place oil was discovered on Sunday 15 January 1956.[6]

The postal code of the area is 562.[7] Ogbia is also the name of a subgroup of the Ijaw nation. The Ogbia people, speak the Ogbia language, a unique Ijaw dialect. The Ogbia people who inhabit the Ogbia local government of Bayelsa have close kinship and language ties with the Okoroma people of Nembe local government of Bayelsa; the Odual people of Abua/Odual local government of Rivers state as well as the Ogbogolo people of Ahoada-West in Rivers state.[8] The present political headquarters of the Ogbia people, is Ogbia town; a town conceptualized and founded in 1972 by the Ogbia brotherhood. It also serves as the local government [9]headquarters. The inhabitants of Ogbia land are mainly fishermen and farmers. Former Nigerian president Goodluck Ebele Jonathan was born in Otuoke, Ogbia. The first civilian governor of the old Rivers state, Chief Milford Obiene Okilo was also from Emakalakala in Ogbia. According Alagoa (2009) King Amakiri, the first king of modern Kalabari kingdom (1669-1757) came from Emakalakala in Ogbia.[10]

Ogbia Communities/Town'

• Ogbia^{[citation needed]}
• Imiringi^{[citation needed]}
• Elebele^{[citation needed]}
• Kolo 1^{[citation needed]}
• Kolo 2^{[citation needed]}
• Kolo 3^{[citation needed]}
• Emeyal 1^{[citation needed]}
• Emeyal 2^{[citation needed]}
• Otuasega^{[citation needed]}
• Oruema^{[citation needed]}
• Emakalakala^{[citation needed]}
• Eboh^{[citation needed]}
• Obeduma^{[citation needed]}
• Akipelai^{[citation needed]}
• Otuagbagi^{[citation needed]}
• Otuoke^{[citation needed]}
• Otakeme^{[citation needed]}
• Oloibiri^{[citation needed]}
• Abobiri^{[citation needed]}
• Opume^{[citation needed]}
• Otuogori^{[citation needed]}
• Idema^{[citation needed]}
• Otuokpoti^{[citation needed]}
• Anyama^{[citation needed]}
• Onuebum^{[citation needed]}
• Ewema^{[citation needed]}
• Otuabulla 1^{[citation needed]}
• Otuabulla 2^{[citation needed]}
• Ologi^{[citation needed]}
• Otuedu^{[citation needed]}
• Okodi^{[citation needed]}
• Ayakoro^{[citation needed]}
• Otuobhi^{[citation needed]}

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