The
Oron people are comprised in five Local Government Areas (LGAs) in
Akwa Ibom State, and
Bakassi LGA in
Cross River State. The Oron are the third largest ethnic group in the state. The five Local Councils in Akwa Ibom are
Oron,
Udung-Uko,
Mbo,
Urue-Offong/Oruko, and
Okobo. The Oron people, popularly called 'Oro Ukpabang' or 'Akpakip Oro' or`Oro Ukpabang Okpo` by its indigenes, are made up of several clans. There are nine clans called
Afaha. They are namely: Afaha Okpo, Afaha Ukwong, Ebughu, Afaha Ibighi, Effiat, Afaha Ubodung, Etta, Afaha Oki-uso, and Afaha Idua (Iluhe). However, the geopolitical restructuring of the state and local government creation has seen the Oron nation being fragmented politically into two states of Nigeria, namely Cross River and Akwa Ibom state. There are five Oron Local Government Areas in Akwa Ibom State and one Local Government in Cross River State.