Abakaliki
Overview
Ebonyi State
Ebonyi State is a mainland south-eastern state of Nigeria, inhabited and populated primarily by Igbo of south eastern Nigeria. Its capital and largest city is Abakaliki. Afikpo is the second largest city. Other major towns are EDDA, Mgbo, Onueke, Ezzamgbo, Nkalagu, Uburu, Onicha, Ishiagu , Ukawu,...
in southeastern Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
. The inhabitants are primarily members of the Igbo nation. It used to be the headquarters of the old Abakaliki zone in the Old Anambra and Enugu state
Enugu State
Enugu State is a mainland state in southeastern Nigeria. Its capital is Enugu, from which the state - created in 1991 from the old Anambra State - derives its name. The principal cities in the state are Enugu, Agbani, Awgu, Udi, Oji, and Nsukka....
before the creation of Ebonyi State
Ebonyi State
Ebonyi State is a mainland south-eastern state of Nigeria, inhabited and populated primarily by Igbo of south eastern Nigeria. Its capital and largest city is Abakaliki. Afikpo is the second largest city. Other major towns are EDDA, Mgbo, Onueke, Ezzamgbo, Nkalagu, Uburu, Onicha, Ishiagu , Ukawu,...
in 1996. Abakaliki is made up of three Clans namely Ezza
Ezza
Ezaa/Ezza is a northeastern Igbo sub-group, in southeastern Nigeria....
Ezekuna, Izzi
Izzi
Izzi is a northeastern Igbo subgroup, in southeastern Nigeria. It is also the name of the territory in which they live, the Local Government Area of Izzi. They speak the Izzi dialect....
and Ikwo. It has estimated population of 141,438 according to the 2006 census.
Nigerians from other communities also reside mainly within the state capital city.
Abakaliki lies at the intersection of the Enugu, Afikpo and Ogoja Roads.
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