Eket
Eket is a city and one of the 31 local government areas in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The name Eket or Ekid also refers to the indigenous people of the two Local Government Areas of Eket and Esit Eket who are a stock of the Ibibio people of the southern part of Ibibioland and to their dialect which is Ekid.Eket
- Also known as: “Eket Local Government Area”
- Location: Akwa Ibom State, South South Nigeria, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
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Latitude
4.6366° or 4° 38′ 12″ north
Longitude
7.9537° or 7° 57′ 13″ east
Elevation
15 metres (49 feet)
Open location code
6FP9JXP3+MF
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