Obio/Akpor is a Local Government Area in the metropolis of
Port Harcourt, one of the major centres of economic activities in
Nigeria, and one of the major cities of the
Niger Delta, located in
Rivers State. The Local Government Area covers 260 km
2 and at the 2006 Census held a population of 878,890. Obio/Akpor has its headquarters at Rumuodomaya. The Obio-Akpors are part of the
Ikwerre subgroup of the Igbos.