Kwa Ibo River
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The Kwa Ibo River is a river that rises near Umuahia
in Abia State
, Nigeria
and flows in a southeastern direction through Akwa Ibom State to the Atlantic ocean
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The river runs through the grounds of the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture in Umudike
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The river feeds a zone of mangrove swamps linked by creeks and lagoons that is separated from the sea by a low and narrow ridge of sand.
Ibeno
, on the eastern side of the Kwa Ibo River about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the river mouth, is one of the largest fishing settlements on the Nigerian coast.
Umuahia
Umuahia is the capital of Abia State in southeastern Nigeria. Umuahia is located along the rail road that lies between Port Harcourt to Umuahia's south and Enugu city to its north. Umuahia has a population of 359,230 according to the 2006 Nigerian census. Umuahia's indigenous ethnic group are the...
in Abia State
Abia State
Abia State is a state in southeastern Nigeria. The capital is Umuahia, although the major commercial city is Aba, formerly a British colonial government outpost. The state was created in 1991 from part of Imo State and its citizens are predominantly Igbo people...
, 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...
and flows in a southeastern direction through Akwa Ibom State to the Atlantic ocean
Atlantic Ocean
The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest of the world's oceanic divisions. With a total area of about , it covers approximately 20% of the Earth's surface and about 26% of its water surface area...
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The river runs through the grounds of the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture in Umudike
Umudike
Umudike is a community in Abia State, Nigeria, about 10 kilometers southeast of Umuahia, the state capital. It is home to the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture and to the National Root Crops Research Institute....
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The river feeds a zone of mangrove swamps linked by creeks and lagoons that is separated from the sea by a low and narrow ridge of sand.
Ibeno
Ibeno
Ibeno is located in the south east of Nigeria and is a Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.Ibeno town lies on the eastern side of the Kwa Ibo River about from the river mouth, and is one of the largest fishing settlements on the Nigerian coast....
, on the eastern side of the Kwa Ibo River about 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from the river mouth, is one of the largest fishing settlements on the Nigerian coast.