Location
| History | Agriculture
| Mineral | Education
| Tourism | People
| Local Government Areas | Links
| Contact |
| Capital: |
Uyo |
| Area: |
7,081
km˛ |
| Population: |
4,805,451
(2005 est.) |
| Number
of Languages: |
Anaang, Ibibio |
| Governor: |
Godswill Akpabio
PDP |
| ISO
3166-2: |
NG-AK |
| Date
Created: |
23
September 1987 |
| Population
Rank: |
Ranked
9th |
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Akwa
Ibom is a state in Nigeria. It is located in the south-east
of the country, lying between latitudes 4°321 and 5°331 North,
and longitudes 7°251 and 8°251 East. The State is bordered
on the east by Cross River State, on the west by Rivers State
and Abia State, and on the South by the Atlantic Ocean.
Akwa Ibom State is located in the South-east corner of Nigeria,
lying between latitudes 4o321 and 5o331 North, and longitudes
7o251 and 8o251 East. To the east, the State is bordered by
Cross River State and on the west by Rivers State and Abia State
and to the South by the Atlantic Ocean.
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Akwa Ibom State was created out of Cross River State on September
23, 1987. Akwa Ibom was created by combining the Uyo, Ikot
Ekpene, Eket and Abak divisions of old Calabar province.
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The climate of
the state allows for favourable cultivation and extraction
of agricultural and forest products such as palm produce,
rubber, cocoa, rice, cassava, yam, plantain, banana, maize,
and timber
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The state is endowed
with various minerals resources. It is the third largest producer
of petroleum in Nigeria. Other, resources include limestone,
clay, natural gas, salt, coal, giver nitrate and glass sand.
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UNIVERSITY OF UYO
(www.uniuyo.edu.ng)
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Ibeno Sand Beach/
Natural/man-made IBOM Mobil oil treatment * Ekpo Masquerade
festival Cultural * Oron Museum, Oron Museum/ Monument * Mary
Slessor House/ Monument Tomb
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Akwa Ibom State is made up of
a homogenous group of people believed to have originated from
the single ancestral stock. The people are predominantly of
the Christian faith although some native African religions
are practised by some of the people. Akwa
Ibom State is made up of a homogeneous group of people believed
to have originated from a single ancestral stock. The languages
spoken in the state are closely related, and the Annang and
Ibibio languages are mostly identical with a few dialectical
differences. The Eket and Ibeno languages are more closely
related to each other than to the other two, and are only
partially understandable by speakers of the other two languages.
The people are predominantly of the Christian
faith although some native African religions are practised
by some of the people.
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There are 31 Local Government areas in the state with Ikot Ekpene, the oldest local government area in Nigeria created in 1951, as one of them. Others are: Abak, Eket, Ekpe, Atai, Essien Udim, Etinan, Etim Ekpo, Ikono,Ikot Abasi, Ini, Itu, Mbo, Mkpat Enin, Nsit. Ibom, Nsit Ubium, Okobo, Onna, Oron, Oruk Anam, Ukanafun, Uquo Ibeno, Uruan, Urue Offong/Oruko, Uyo, Obot Akara, Ibesikpo Asutan, Ibiono Ibom, Eastern Obolo, Udung Uko, Ika, Ibeno
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www.akwaibomstategov.com
www.akwaibomstate.com
Schools
on The Web:
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State
Liason Office:
14, Ajose Adeogun Street, PMB 12866, Victoria island Lagos,
Plot 816, Ahmadu Bello Way, off Ministry of Finance, P.M.B.
370,
central Area Abuja
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