Edda
Edda is a local government area in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. It was formerly known as Afikpo South, until the renaming was confirmed by President Muhammadu Buhari on 17 March 2023.
- Local government area of Nigeria with about 158,000 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 50 metres (160 feet)
- …is also known as “Afikpo South”
- Description: LGA in Ebonyi State, Nigeria
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Latitude
5.8493° or 5° 50′ 58″ north
Longitude
7.7987° or 7° 47′ 55″ east
Open location code
6FQ9RQXX+PF
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Yoruba—“Edda” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Afikpo South”
- French: “Afikpo Sud”
- Hausa: “Afikpo ta Kudu”
- Igbo: “Afikpo South”
- Italian: “Afikpo South”
- Karekare: “Afikpo South”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Lâm Afikpo”
- Nigerian Pidgin: “Afikpo South”
- Spanish: “Afikpo South”
- Yoruba: “Afikpo South”
- Yoruba: “Agbegbe Ijoba Ibile Afikpo-South”
- Yoruba: “Agbègbè Ìjọba Ìbílẹ̀ Gúúsù Afikpo”
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