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Gokana kingdom is one of the six kingdoms of the Ogoni people

Ogoni people

Ogoni people are one of the many indigenous peoples in the region of southeast Nigeria. They share common oil related environmental problem with the Ijaw people of Niger Delta, but Ogonis are not listed in the list of people historically belonging to Niger Delta...

in Ogoni (also Ogoniland) in the Niger Delta

Niger Delta

The Niger Delta, the delta of the Niger River in Nigeria, is a densely populated region sometimes called the Oil Rivers because it was once a major producer of palm oil...

region of Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

. "Gokana kingdom" has geographic, historic and ethno-linguistic elements with some 130,000 Gokana language

Gokana language

Gokana is an Ogoni language spoken by some 130,000 people in Rivers State, Nigeria.-References:***Brosnahan, L. F. "Outlines of the Phonology of the Gokana Dialect of Ogoni" Journal of West African Languages 1: pp. 43–48...

speakers located in the Gokana Local Government Area

Gokana, Nigeria

Gokana is a Local Government Area in Rivers State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Kpor.It has an area of 126 km² and a population of 228,828 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 504....

in Rivers State

Rivers State

Rivers State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. Its capital is Port Harcourt. It is bounded on the South by the Atlantic Ocean, to the North by Imo, Abia and Anambra States, to the East by Akwa Ibom State and to the West by Bayelsa and Delta states...

. Gokana contains a number of villages, including Lewe, B. Dere, K. Dere, Kpor, Mogbo, Bomu, Kibangha, New-ol, Bera, Boghor, Barako and Yeghe.

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