Sagbama
{{Use Nigerian English|date=January 2023}}
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| official_name = Sagbama
| other_name = SALGA
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| settlement_type = LGA and town
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| seat_type = Headquarters
| seat = Sagbama
| subdivision_type = Country
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| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Bayelsa State
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| area_total_km2 = 945
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| population_total = 318,200
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| timezone = WAT
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| postal_code = 561
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| iso_code = NG.BY.SA
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Sagbama{{Cite web |last=places |date= |title=Towns & Villages in Sagbama « Bayelsa State « Nigeria. |url=https://townsvillages.com/ng/sagbama/ |access-date=2022-03-05 |website=Towns & Villages |language=en-US}} is a Local Government Area{{Cite web |title=Nigeria: Administrative Division (States and Local Government Areas) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map |url=https://www.citypopulation.de/php/nigeria-admin.php |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=www.citypopulation.de}} in Bayelsa State,{{Cite web |title=Bayelsa State |url=https://www.bbc.com/pidgin/topics/c5qvpq9d50nt |access-date=2022-03-06 |website=BBC News Pidgin}} Southern part of Nigeria.{{Cite web|date=2019-01-07|title=Bayelsa State|url=https://www.nipc.gov.ng/nigeria-states/bayelsa-state/|access-date=2021-09-15|website=Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission|language=en-US}} Its headquarters{{Cite web |title=Headquarters Definition & Meaning {{!}} Britannica Dictionary |url=https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/headquarters |access-date=2022-03-06 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en-US}} are in the town of Sagbama. Part of the area of the LGA lies within the Bayelsa National Forest.{{Cite web |title=Bayelsa National Forest, Bayelsa - Photos & Reviews |url=https://hotels.ng/places/game-reserve/2081-bayelsa-national-forest |access-date=2022-03-06 |website=Hotels.ng Places}}
It has an area of 945 km{{sup|2}} and an estimated population of 318,200 as at 2024.
Sagbama LGA is in the town of Sagbama and consists of the districts{{Cite web |title=Mindat.org |url=https://www.mindat.org/feature-2327851.html |access-date=2025-05-17 |website=www.mindat.org}} of Aduku, Sagbama, Ossiama, OFONI, Odoni, Agbere, Asamabiri, Angalabiri, Ebedebiri, Osekwenike, Agoro, Toru Ebeni, Anyama Ibeni, Akeddie and Trofani, Eriama, Adagbabiri, Kabiama, Daganagbene, Esoni, Ogbonugbene, Egbepulugbene, Angiama, etc {{Cite web |title=THE ROLE OF COMMUNITY HEALTH ADMINISTRATION AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT IN BAYELSA STATE. (A CASE STUDY OF SAGBAMA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA {{!}} Project |url=https://www.grossarchive.com/project/4134/the-role-of-community-health-administration-and-rural-development-in-bayelsa-state-a-case-study-of-sagbama-local-government-area |access-date=2022-03-15 |website=Gross Archive}} and the LGA is under Bayelsa West Senatorial District.{{Cite web |date=2021-08-18 |title=The battle for Bayelsa West senatorial district |url=https://tribuneonlineng.com/the-battle-for-bayelsa-west-senatorial-district/ |access-date=2022-03-09 |website=Tribune Online |language=en-GB}}
The postal code{{Cite web |title=Postal code - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms |url=https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/postal%20code |access-date=2022-03-06 |website=Vocabulary.com |language=en-US}} of the area is 561.{{cite web | title = Post Offices- with map of LGA | publisher = NIPOST | url = http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx | access-date = 2009-10-20 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121126042849/http://www.nipost.gov.ng/postcode.aspx | archive-date = 2012-11-26 | df = }}{{Cite web|title=Sagbama Local Government Area|url=https://www.manpower.com.ng/places/lga/153/sagbama|access-date=2021-09-15|website=www.manpower.com.ng}}
The local government chairman is Alice Tangi.{{Cite web |last=Tona |first=Fidelia |date=2023-07-26 |title=Gov. Diri swears in 8 LG Caretaker Chairmen, Heads of RDAs |url=https://bayelsawatch.com/gov-diri-swears-in-8-lg-caretaker-chairmen-heads-of-rdas/ |access-date=2025-01-27 |website=BayelsaWatch |language=en-US}}
Climate
In Sagbama community, the wet season is warm and overcast, the dry season is hot and mostly cloudy, and it is oppressive year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 70 °F to 88 °F and is rarely below 62 °F or above 91 °F.{{Cite web |title=Sagbama Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) - Weather Spark |url=https://weatherspark.com/y/52912/Average-Weather-in-Sagbama-Nigeria-Year-Round |access-date=2022-12-21 |website=weatherspark.com |language=en}} Sagbama is surrounded by water which mainly come from the Forcados River, sometimes referred to as Sagbama River.[https://www.ijser.org/researchpaper/Health-Risk-Assessment-of-the-Drinking-Water-from-Sagbama-River-Bayelsa-State-Niger-Delta-Nigeria.pdf]
The Sagbama river which a major source of drinking water in region, has been faced with diverse kinds of pollution, including crude oil pollution and open defecation by indigenes in the community.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}
Communities in Sagbama
= SALGA<ref>{{Cite web|date=2014-02-25|title=List of Towns and Villages in Sagbama LGA|url=https://nigeriazipcodes.com/5602/list-of-towns-and-villages-in-sagbama-lga/|access-date=2021-09-12|website=Nigeria Zip Codes|language=en-US}}</ref> Constituency 1 =
1. OFONI
2. ANGALABIRI
3. TORU ORUA
4. EBEDEBIRI
5. TORU ANGIAMA
6. BOLOU ORUA
= SALGA Constituency 2 =
7. OGOBIRI
8. SAGBAMA
9. AGOROGBENE
10. AGORO
11. OKUMBIRI
12. TORU-EBENI
13. ERIAMA
14. OSIAMA
15. KABIAMA Agoro
16. AKEDE
17. DAGANA-GBENE
18. EGBEPULUGBENE
19. EWEGBENE
20. OGBONUGBENE
21. ANYAMA-IBENI
22. ISONI
= SALGA Constituency 3 =
23. TUNGBABIRI
24. ADAGBABIRI
25. ELEMEBIRI
26. TROFANI
27. ISOKENIKE
28. ODONI
29. AGBERE
30. TUNGBO
31. ANIBEZE
32. OSIFO kingdom
33. ADUKU
34. KENAN
35. ABUOTOR
36. EKPERIWARE
37. OGBOKIRI
38. ASAMABIRI