Bille kingdom in Rivers State is an Ijaw clan located west of Bonny island and South of Port Harcourt. It is made up of 30 settlements. Bille Town and 29 others. It has a population of about 77,000 people, of which 41,000 are in the Headquarters, Bille Town. The Bille people are a distinct and independent people in the Eastern Niger Delta of Rivers State. They moved from Akpata-Bille to the present site in the 9th century and became one of the five distinct Eastern Niger Delta Ijo Clans (namely Bille, Kalabari, Bonny, Nembe and Okrika).
Until the advent of Oil, the economic activity of Bille was centered around fishing activities. Communal economic developments were achieved through self-help contributions from individuals, who were mainly fishermen and traders. Schools, Health Center, Town Hall, etc were built through this self-help effort.