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| Capital: |
Abakaliki |
| Area: |
5,530
km˛ |
| Population: |
4,339,136
(2005 est.) |
| Language: |
Igbo |
| Governor: |
Martin
Elechi (PDP) |
| ISO
3166-2: |
NG-EB |
| Date
Created: |
1
October 1996 |
| Population
Rank: |
Ranked
N/A |
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Ebonyi
State is an inland south-eastern state of Nigeria, populated
primarily by Igbos. Its capital and largest city is Abakaliki.
Afikpo is the second largest city. Other major towns are Onueke,
Nkalagu, Uburu, Onicha, Ishiagu, Amasiri and Okposi. It is
one of the six new states in Nigeria created in 1996; Ebonyi
was created from the of old Abakaliki division of Enugu State
and old Afikpo division of Abia State.
The state which
is situated in the South-eastern part of the country shares
boundaries with Benue to the north, Enugu to the northwest,
Abia to the south-east and Cross River to the east.
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Ebonyi
State was created out of former Abia and Enugu states on October
1st 1997 by the Federal Military Government.
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Agriculture
is the major occupation of the people of the state. The crops
produced are yam, cassava, plantain, banana, maize, cocoyam.
Others are palm produce, cocoa and rubber.
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Mineral
resources in the state include salt which is mined locally
in the Uburu/Okposi salt lakes of Ohaozara. There are some
industries in the state which engage in production of plastic
and block and food processing.
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Federal
Polytechnic Afikpo
Education is gradually developing in the state. There are
many primary and post primary schools all over the state.
It also has polythenic at Umoana - Afikpo.
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Umuana
Afikpo Golden Natural Lake Sand Beach
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They are predominately
ibos
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The States
is composed of 12 local government councils. The local councils
are Afikpo, Afkipo South, Ohaozara Onichawo, Ebonyi, Ezza
and Ikwo among others
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www.ebonyistatenigeria.net
Schools
on The Web:
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State
Liason Office:
Plot 1221B Bishop Oluwole Street, PMB 12682, Victoria Island,
Lagos. Plot 2438 Off Alvan Ikokuo way, cadastral Zone A6,
Maitama district Abuja
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