town, Akwa Ibom state, southeastern Nigeria. It lies at the mouth of the Cross River and is the terminus of roads from Uyo and Opobo. Oron is a coastal trade centre for the yams, cassava (manioc), fish, and palm oil and kernels produced by the Ibibio people of the hinterland. The town is the site of a hospital, a teacher-training college, the Federal Nautical College of Nigeria, and several secondary schools. Oron also has a museum (1959) that houses a notable collection of ancestral carvings of the Ibibio people. Pop. (2006) local government area, 87,461.