Udung-Uko is a Local Government Area of Nigeria located in the south east Akwa Ibom State that was created in December 1996. Udung Uko is one of the Oro language speaking local government areas of Akwa Ibom State bounded by Mbo, Akwa Ibom to the south, Oron, Akwa Ibom to the north, Urue-Offong/Oruko to the west and the Cross River Estuary to the east.

THE NEIGHBOURS
important economic activities of the dwellers of Udung Uko LGA include farming, making of canoes and wood carving.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Udung Uko LGA has rich deposits of crude oil and salt with the area hosting a number of crude oil mining firms. Fishing is also a crucial economic enterprise in Udung Uko LGA with the area's rivers and streams being rich in seafood.
THE LIFESTYLE
Udung Uko residents celebrate various cultural festivals and events throughout the year. These festivals serve as a time of communal bonding, entertainment, and the display of traditional dances, music, and attire.
THE MARKET
It has a beach market at Esuk Usung, where fishermen from Ilaje, Cameroon, Ghana, and indigenes alike who return from fishing expeditions display their wares for sale.
YOU'LL FALL IN LOVE WITH
water ways and fronts like Esuk Okong, Esuk Edet Edem, and Atakibang from which commercial quantity of fine sand and gravels are extracted. Atakibang, so called, directly faces both the lighthouse (ibang) on the riverbed of Oron river, as well as Parrot island (Uko Ubo Akpa).