Ibeno Local Government Area is located at the south end of Akwa Ibom State, occupying a vast coastal area of over 1,200 km2. It is bounded in the south by the Atlantic Ocean and shares borders with Eket, Esit Eket, Onna and Eastern Obolo Local Government Areas.

History

Ibeno Local Government Area was created out of the defunct Uquo-Ibeno Local Government Area on December 4, 1996, by the Federal government instrument.

Before the creation of Uquo-Ibeno Local Government Area, the people of Ibeno were in Eket Local Government Area – Ibeno Edoh, Uquo Ibeno respectively.
Ibeno Local Government Area has thus graduated from being part of Eket Local Government area to part of
Ibeno-Edor with headquarters at Inua-Eyet Ikot Ibeno (now defunct) to being part of Uquo Ibeno with headquarters at Uquo (now headquarters of Esit Eket Local Government Area) to a distinct and separate local government area,
Ibeno Local Government Area with headquarters at Upenekang.
It is one of the 31 Local Government Areas in Akwa Ibom State.
Geography

Ibeno occupies the largest Atlantic coastline, more than 129 km, in Akwa Ibom State.
Located in the mangrove swamp forest, the area has rain throughout the year with the peak between May and September. The climatic condition in Ibeno is favorable all year round for fishing and farming.

Ibeno Beach, the longest in West Africa, is a popular tourist attraction.