Nembe is a Local Government Area of Bayelsa State

Bayelsa State

Bayelsa State is a state in southern Nigeria in the core Niger Delta region, between Delta State and Rivers State. Its capital is Yenagoa. The language spoken here is Ijaw language and dialects of the Ijaw language such as Nembe, Atissa, Akassa, Ogbia, etc. However, like the rest of Nigeria,...

, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Nembe in the east of the area at4°32′22"N 6°24′01"E.

It has an area of 760 km² and a population of 130,931 at the 2006 census.
The postal code

Postal code

A postal code is a series of letters and/or digits appended to a postal address for the purpose of sorting mail. Once postal codes were introduced, other applications became possible.In February 2005, 117 of the 190 member countries of the Universal Postal Union had postal code systems...

 of the area is 562.
Much of the area of the LGA is occupied by the Edumanom National Forest.

The city is the base for the Nembe Kingdom

Nembe Kingdom

The Nembe Kingdom is a traditional state in Niger Delta. It includes the Nembe and Brass Local Government Areas of Bayelsa State, Nigeria. The traditional rulers take the title "Amanyanabo"...

, a traditional state.