Oba
Oba is a town in Anambra State, Nigeria. Oba is the former headquarters of the Idemili-South Local Government Area in Anambra State.- Type: Village
- Description: place in Anambra State, Nigeria
- Also known as: “Oba, Anambra”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Obosi and Nkpor.
Obosi
Village
Obosi is a city in Anambra State, South - Eastern Nigeria. It is a city hosting one of the most famous markets in Nigeria, Mgbuka Obosi, among others. It also hosts the metropolitan areas of Enekwasumpu, Ozalla, and Umuota which is arguably the most populated urban settlement after Lagos, Nigeria. Obosi is situated 3½ km northwest of Oba.
Nkpor
Town
Photo: Akwugo, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nkpor is a town in Idemili North local government area of Anambra state. The town of Nkpor had an estimated population of 109,377 in 2007. It is attached to the much larger city of Onitsha to the west, Oze to the north, Ogidi and Umuoji to the east, and Obosi to the south. Nkpor is situated 9 km north of Oba.
Onitsha
Photo: OgbuefiAkuluouno, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Onitsha is a city of 1.5 million people in Anambra State in Southeast Nigeria. Onitsha can claim two distinctions. First, it is said to have the largest market in Africa in terms of volume of goods and geographical size.
Oba
- Categories: human settlement and locality
- Location: Idemili South, Anambra State, South East Nigeria, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
6.07007° or 6° 4′ 12″ northLongitude
6.84014° or 6° 50′ 25″ eastElevation
131 metres (430 feet)Open location code
6FR83RCR+23OpenStreetMap ID
node 501488674OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to Igbo—“Oba” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Oba”
- Hausa: “Oba, Anambra”
- Hausa: “Oba”
- Igbo: “Oba, Anambra”
- Igbo: “Oba”
- “Igbo”
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