Buguma

Buguma Asari
Town
Buguma Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 4°44′N 6°52′E
Country	Nigeria
State	Rivers State
LGA	Asari-Toru
Government
• Type	Local Government Council Headquarter
• Chairman/Mayor	Hon. Onengiyeofori George
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
Nigerian Postal Code	504101

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Buguma (pronunciation^ⓘ) is a large town in Rivers State, Nigeria. It is the headquarters of the Asari-Toru Local Government Area and base of the Kalabari Kingdom, a Nigerian traditional state.

The town has an official post office and a big set of commercial fish ponds set up by the state government. The current mayor, popularly addressed as chairman, of the LGA, which Buguma City is the headquarters, is Hon. Onengiyeofori George

It is also home to the great King Amachree of the Kalabari kingdom.

In 1983, Buguma was designated a city by the Government of Melford Okilo and that status subsists to date.