Eleme is a local government area in Rivers State, Nigeria.

[6] Eleme has two of Nigeria's four, as of 2005, petroleum refineries and one of Nigeria's busiest seaport and the largest seaport in West Africa located at Onne, a famous town with numerous industries.

[7] Eleme LGA is made up of numerous rivers and tributaries and has a total size of 138 square kilometers.

The local government region experiences 3,250 mm of precipitation annually, with an average temperature of 25 degrees Celsius.

Each of these towns has numerous clans, subclans and villages headed by a Paramount Ruler popularly known as Oneh Eh-Eta.