Okpoma
Okpoma is the headquarters of Yala Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria. It is home of the Ukpo(s) (Arc.Bishop Joseph Edra Ukpo, Dr. Emmanuel Ukpo,Senator Dr. Paul Oluohu Ukpo,Brigadier General Anthony Ukpo (retired), Mark Ukpo etc.), Senator Gregory Ngaji, John Ogar Odey, Rose okoji oko,Prince AB Odey,Monsgnr. Patrick Idiku, Cyprian Oko and more. It has many communities including Olachor, Oba, Abachor, Itega Okpame, Okpudu, Itega, Idiku, Ijama, Adeni, Iboko and many more.
It has many salt ponds which are of historical importance to the Yala people. The Yalas are said to have settled in the land because of the discovery of high content of salt in the underground water of the land. The underground water holds enough salt content to support small scale salt industry. Salt is mined locally. Rice is also produced in commercial quantity from Adeni and Ijama bordering Ishiaya of Ogoja Local Government Area.