Akwa Ibom State
Akwa Ibom is a state in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It borders Cross River State to the east, Rivers State and Abia State to the west and north-west, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Uyo and Ikot Ekpene.
Uyo
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Uyo is the capital city of Akwa Ibom State in South South Nigeria. It was home to about 428,000 people in 2006. It is home to the University of Uyo.
Ikot Ekpene
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Ikot Ekpene, also known as The Raffia City, is a historic town in the south-southern state of Akwa Ibom, Nigeria. It is the political and cultural capital of the Annang ethnic group in Nigeria.
Eket
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Eket is 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 region who are the Ibibio people of the southern part of Ibibioland and to their dialect which is Ekid.
Destinations to Discover
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Oron
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Oron is a city in Akwa Ibom State, South South Nigeria. It is the third largest city in Akwa Ibom State after Uyo and Eket.
Ikot Abasi
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Ikot Abasi is located in the south west corner of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. It is bounded by Oruk Anam Local Government Area in the north, Mkpat Enin and Eastern Obolo Local Government Areas in the east and the Atlantic Ocean in the south.
Ibeno
Ibeno is a town of 75,00 people in Akwa Ibom State. It is one of the largest fishing settlements on the Nigerian coast.Itu
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Itu is located in the South South of Nigeria and is a Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. The Local Government Area occupies a landmass of approximately 200 square kilometers.
Abak
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Abak is a town and Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The LGA was previously part of Cross River State. It was later subdivided into other local government areas such as Oruk Anam, Etim Ekpo, Ukanafun and Ika.
Ukanafun
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Ukanafun is a Local Government Area located in the South South of Nigeria in Akwa Ibom State.
Okobo
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Okobo is located in the South South part of Nigeria and is a Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. It is made up of Odu, Eta and Atabong clans. Following the local government creation exercise of the federal government in 1989 Okobo Local Government Area was carved out of Oron, Akwa Ibom same year.
Nsit Ibom
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Nsit Ibom is a local government area in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, it shares common boundaries with Ibesikpo Asutan, Etinan, Nsit Ubium and Uyo Local Government Areas.
Nsit-Ubium
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Nsit-Ubium is in the south south of Nigeria and is a Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. It is commonly referred to as Nsit amongst others by the akwaibomites.
Mkpat-Enin
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Mkpat-Enin is located in the South South region of Nigeria and is a town and a Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. It sits at an altitude of approximately 185 metres above sea level.
Etinan
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Etinan is located within the South South part of Nigeria and constitutes one of the Local Government Areas in the oil rich Akwa Ibom State. Known for its agricultural and arts craft products, the area forms one of the most peaceful locations in the West African State of Nigeria.
Akwa Ibom State
- Type: state of Nigeria with 5,450,000 residents
- Description: state in Nigeria
- Also known as: “Akwa Ibom”
- Neighbors: Abia State, Cross River State, and Rivers State
- Location: South South Nigeria, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yoruba—“Akwa Ibom State” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “ولاية اكوا ايبوم”
- Azerbaijani: “Akva İbom ştatı”
- Belarusian: “Аква-Ібом”
- Bengali: “আকোয়া ইবোম অঙ্গরাজ্য”
- Bulgarian: “Аква Ибом”
- Catalan: “Akwa Ibom”
- Cebuano: “Akwa Ibom State”
- Central Kanuri: “Akwa-Ibom”
- Chinese: “Akwa Ibom Chiu”
- Chinese: “阿夸伊博姆州”
- Czech: “Akwa Ibom”
- Danish: “Akwa Ibom”
- Dutch: “Akwa Ibom”
- Esperanto: “Akva Ibom”
- Esperanto: “ŝtato Akva Ibom”
- Esperanto: “subŝtato Akva Ibom”
- Estonian: “Akwa Ibom”
- Estonian: “Akwa Ibomi osariik”
- Finnish: “Akwa Ibom”
- French: “Akwa Ibom”
- French: “Etat d’Akwa Ibom”
- Fulah: “Diiwal Akwa Ibom”
- Galician: “Akwa Ibom”
- Georgian: “აკვა-იბომის შტატი”
- German: “Akwa Ibom”
- German: “NG-AK”
- Greek: “Όκβα Ίμπορν”
- Gujarati: “અકવા ઇબોમ સ્ટેટ”
- Gun: “Ayimatẹn Akwa Ibom Tọn”
- Hausa: “Akwa Ibom”
- Hausa: “Jahar Akwa Ibom”
- Hebrew: “אקווה איבום סטייט”
- Hindi: “अक्वा इबोम राज्य”
- Igala: “Akwa Ibom State”
- Igbo: “Akwa Ibom”
- Igbo: “Ȯra Akwa Ibom”
- Indonesian: “Akwa ibom”
- Indonesian: “Akwa Ibom”
- Italian: “Akwa Ibom”
- Japanese: “アクワ・イボム州”
- Japanese: “アクワ・イボン州”
- Kannada: “ಅಕ್ವಾ ಇಬೊಮ್ ರಾಜ್ಯ”
- Korean: “아콰이봄주”
- Kurdish: “Akwa Ibom”
- Latvian: “Akva Iboma”
- Latvian: “Akvas Ibomas štats”
- Lithuanian: “Ava Ibomo valstija”
- Malay: “Negeri Akwa Ibom”
- Marathi: “अक्वा इबोम राज्य”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Akwa Ibom Chiu”
- Nigerian Pidgin: “Akwa Ibom State”
- Nigerian Pidgin: “Akwa Ibom Stet”
- Northern Frisian: “Akwa Ibom (Bundesstoot)”
- Northern Frisian: “Akwa Ibom”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Akwa Ibom”
- Norwegian: “Akwa Ibom”
- Obolo: “Agan̄-mkpulu Akwa Ibom”
- Obolo: “Akwa Ibom”
- Persian: “اکوا ایبوم استیت”
- Persian: “ایالت اکوا ایبوم”
- Polish: “Akwa Ibom”
- Portuguese: “Akua Ibom (estado)”
- Portuguese: “Akua Ibom”
- Portuguese: “Akwa Ibom (estado)”
- Portuguese: “Akwa Ibom”
- Portuguese: “Estado de Akwa Ibom”
- Romanian: “Statul Akwa Ibom”
- Russian: “Аква-Ибом (штат)”
- Russian: “Аква-Ибом”
- Serbian: “Аква Ибом”
- Sindhi: “اڪوا ايبوم رياست”
- Sinhala: “අක්වා ඉබොම් ප්රාන්තය”
- Slovenian: “Akwa Ibom”
- Spanish: “Akwa Ibom”
- Spanish: “Estado de Akwa Ibom”
- Swahili: “Akwa Ibom (jimbo)”
- Swahili: “Akwa Ibom State”
- Swahili: “Akwa ibom”
- Swahili: “Akwa Ibom”
- Swedish: “Akwa Ibom”
- Tamil: “அகவ இபோம் மாநிலம்”
- Telugu: “అక్వా ఐబోమ్ రాష్ట్రం”
- Telugu: “అక్వా ఐబోమ్ స్టేట్”
- Thai: “รัฐอะกวาอิบอม”
- Tumbuka: “Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria”
- Turkish: “Akwa Ibom Eyaleti”
- Turkish: “Akwa Ibom”
- Ukrainian: “Аква-Ібом”
- Urdu: “اکوا ایبوم اسٹیٹ”
- Urdu: “اکوا ایبوم ریاست”
- Vietnamese: “Bang Akwa Ibom”
- Waray (Philippines): “Akwa Ibom (estado)”
- Waray (Philippines): “Akwa Ibom”
- Western Mari: “Аква-Ибом (штат)”
- Western Mari: “Аква-Ибом”
- Wu Chinese: “阿夸伊博姆州”
- Yoruba: “Akwa Ibom State”
- Yoruba: “Ipinle Akwa Ibom”
- Yoruba: “Ìpínlẹ̀ Akwa Ibom”
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