AbuaâÂÂOdual (also spelled as Abua/Odual) is a Local Government Area in Rivers State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is located in Ayama/Abua Central Abua. The people of Abua are of Ijaw ancestry,. Abua is an ethnicity under the ijaw nation. It has an area of 704 km and a population of 282,988 at the 2006 census. Abua consists of Otapha, Okpeden, Ogbo Abuan, and Emughan. Each has its ruler and a minimum of seven villages under it. Late Chief John Mark Miwori was a Justice of Peace in Emesu in 2007. The postal code of the area is 510102.
Abua Odual LGA is home to over 213,905 people and has an estimated total size of 704 km<sup>2</sup>. The average temperature and humidity in the area are 26 degrees Celsius and 83 percent, respectively.