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Population135,404
GeoNames
RegionRivers State
Elevation7 m
23 ft
Time zoneAfrica/Lagos
Nearest airportNigerian Air Force Port Harcourt (PHG)
22 km
Weather in Buguma
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About Buguma
Buguma () is a large town in Rivers State, Nigeria. It is the headquarters of the Asari-Toru Local Government Area and base of the Kalabari Kingdom, a Nigerian traditional state.
From the Wikipedia article Buguma (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Travel tips from other travellers: Buguma on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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Map of Buguma
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Getting there and nearby towns
Nigerian Air Force Port Harcourt (PHG) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 22 km away.
- Obonoma 8 km west, about 8 min by car
- Degema Hulk 13 km west, about 13 min by car
- Port Harcourt 17 km east, about 17 min by car
- Okrika 25 km east, about 25 min by car
- Elele 41 km north, about 41 min by car
- Ahoada 45 km northwest, about 45 min by car
- Bonny 47 km southeast, about 47 min by car
- Aba 69 km northeast, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Yenagoa 69 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
- Owerri 85 km north, about 1 h 30 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Water transportation on River Niger in Nigeria, Jibrin Ebenezer, CC BY-SA 4.0
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