Eleme, Rivers

Eleme is a Local Government Area in Rivers State, Nigeria, located east of the Port Harcourt LGA, it is in the greater Port Harcourt metropolis. It covers an area of 138 km² and at the 2006 Census had a population of 190,884. Its headquarters was changed from Nchia to Ogale by the legislative council during the Chairmanship of Honourable Olaka Nwogu now of the National Assembly. The administrative offices have always being located in Ogale, believed to be the first town of Eleme.

The Eleme people are Eleme's main ethnic group, with ten main towns ruled by a king as His Majesty 'The Oneh Eh Eleme (Chief of Eleme)' with his current king as His Majesty chief Oluka Ejire who serve as a regent after the death of his long ruled king 'Late chief Ngei O. Ngei who rule for 30 years as king.

The Eleme language, of the Ogonoid group of the Cross-River branch of the large Niger-Congo language family, is the main spoken language.

Eleme has two of Nigeria's four, as of 2005, petroleum refineries and one of Nigeria's busiest sea ports and the largest sea port in West Africa located at Onne, a famous town with numerous industries.