Khana is a

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located in the South-East senatorial district of

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. Its administrative seat is in the town of Bori. It has an area of 560 km and a population estimated about 294,217 at the 2006 census. The local language is the

Khana language Khana (Kana), or Ogoni, is the prestige variety of the Ogoni languages of Rivers State, Nigeria. It is the lingua franca of speakers of the East Ogoni languages. It is the most dominant of the 5 Ogoni languages Khana, Tee, Gokana, Eleme, Ba ...

. The main occupation of Khana people are fishing, hunting, and farming. They produce yam, cassava, palm oil, coco-yam etc. These agricultural products are sold in the market to vendors who resale it at the city market of porthatcout and other markets in Rivers State and Akwaibom State. The

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of the area is 504. Khana is part of the Ogoni tribe

Climate/Geography

Khana LGA has an average annual

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of 25 degrees Celsius and a total area of 560 square kilometers. Numerous rivers and their

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flow through the region. It is estimated that Khana LGA receives 2900 mm of

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annually.

References

Khana has three Districts Namely, Nyokhana, Kenkhana and Babbe. This three districts form part of the Six kingdoms in Ogoni. Some of the villages in Nyokhana are Bunu-Bangha, Nyobe-Bangha, Lumene-Bangha, Kabangha, Kere-Bangha, Koro-Bangha, Luekue-Bangha, Bionu-Bangha, Opuoko, Kalaoko, Bianu, Taabaa, Kpong, Beeri, Nyokuru, Sogho, Okwale, Lueku, Lorre, Yae, Daen, Luuwa etc. Some of the villages in Kenkhana are Bane, Kono, Kwawa, Buan, Luubara, Duburo, Pue, Kpean, Baen, Eweh, Bane, Wiiyaakara, Kaani etc. Khana shares boundaries with Oyigbo to the north, Tai and Gokana to the west, Akwa ibom State to the east, and finally Andoni and Opobo Nkoro to the south Some of the villages in Babbe are Boue, Kaa, Sii, Zaakpon, Kanni-Babbe, Gwara, Eeeken, Betem, Luawii, etc. *Notable names from the area in no ranking are: Prof. Don Baridam, Prof. L.C Micah, Dr. Owen Wiwa, Rear Admiral Bakpo, Sir. O.B Deemua, Prof. Sam Nwideeduh, Monsgr Pius Kii, Prof. JB Kinanee, HRM. Sampson BasiGbara Maeba, Sen. Lee Ledogo Maeba, Rev. Dr. Douglas Fabeke to mention but few. *Major government institution: Ken Saro Wiwa Polytechnic (formerly, Rivers State Polytechnic), Bori Nigeria Postal Service, Bori General Hospital, Bori Nigeria Police Force, Division and Area Command Rivers State Judiciary (High Court), Bori Centre of Excellence,Bori *Major occupation: Farming *Markets: Dumua, Dusor, DuBori Reference: Nwisane, Clifford Bariton and Deedenwii Bariture Neele Local Government Areas in Rivers State 1992 establishments in Nigeria 1990s establishments in Rivers State {{RiversNG-geo-stub