Buguma

Buguma is a large town in Rivers State, Nigeria, and the headquarters of the Asari-Toru Local Government Area. It is also the base of the Kalabari Kingdom, a Nigerian traditional state, and is the home of the Kalabari king, who holds the title Amachree. The town has an official post office and a large set of commercial fish ponds set up by the state government. In 1983 Buguma was designated a city by the government of Melford Okilo, and that status has continued to the present. The local climate is warm and oppressive year round, with an overcast wet season and a hot, mostly cloudy dry season, and temperatures that typically vary between about 22 and 31 degrees Celsius.