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Mask (hippopotamus masquerade), Abua people, 19th century

Rivers State is the sixth-largest geographic area in Nigeria according to 2006 census data.[1] The state has an indigenously diverse population with major riverine and upland divisions. The dominant ethnic groups are: Ogoni, Ijaw and Ikwerre.[2] Upland Rivers State covering about 45% is composed mainly of Ogoni and Ikwerre, although there are many other minority people in the region. The riverine, including most of the state's towns and villages surrounded by water is moderately inhabited. It covers approximately 39% of the total land mass and holds a significant Ijaw population.[3]

This list refers to the various autochthonous ethnic groups residing within Rivers State's boundaries in addition to its upland and riverine areas.

  • Abua
  • Andoni
  • Bille
  • Bolo
  • Degema
  • Ekpeye
  • Eleme
  • Engenni
  • Etche
  • Gokana
  • Ibani
  • Ikwerre
  • Kalabari
  • Khana
  • Ndoni
  • Nkoroo
  • Ndoki
  • Ogba
  • Ogu
  • Egbema
  • Okrika
  • Saro
  1. ^ "Nigeria: Administrative Division". City Population. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  2. ^ "A study on some oro-facial variables of adults of Bonny Ijaw 7ethnic group in Nigeria" (PDF). Ijcmas.com. Retrieved 24 November 2014.
  3. ^ "2015: Why Kalabari Cannot Produce A Governor In Rivers State". The Newswriter. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2014.

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