Awka

Awka is the capital city of , . It is an important administrative and educational centre, with a significant student population due to institutions such as Nnamdi Azikiwe University.
Photo: Chy, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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is the capital of , a Local Government Area in Anambra State, south-east . , the capital of Awka North Local Government Area, is located in the Anambra North senatorial district of Anambra State, Nigeria.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Nibo.

Town
is a town in the local government area of , . There are four major villages that make up the town. In order of seniority they are; Ezeawulu, Umuanum, Ifite and Ezeoye.

Awka

Latitude
6.2189° or 6° 13′ 8″ north
Longitude
7.0774° or 7° 4′ 39″ east
Population
302,000
Elevation
99 metres (325 feet)
Open location code
6FR9639G+HX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 501540935
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
2348773
Wiki­data ID
Q791766
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In Other Languages

From Amharic to Yoruba—“Awka” goes by many names.
  • Amharic: አውካ
  • Arabic: أوكا
  • Arabic: اوكا
  • Asturian: Awka
  • Azerbaijani: Avka
  • Bavarian: Awka
  • Bengali: আওকা
  • Catalan: Awka
  • Cebuano: Awka (kapital sa estado sa Nigeria)
  • Cebuano: Awka
  • Chinese: 奧卡
  • Croatian: Awka
  • Dagbani: Awka
  • Danish: Awka
  • Dutch: Awka
  • Egyptian Arabic: اوكا
  • Esperanto: Awka
  • Finnish: Awka
  • French: Avka
  • French: Awka
  • German: Akwa-Ikom
  • German: Avka
  • German: Awka
  • Greek: Άβκα
  • Gujarati: આવકા
  • Hausa: Awka
  • Hindi: अवका
  • Hindi: औका
  • Igbo: Óká
  • Igbo: Ọká
  • Indonesian: Awka
  • Italian: Awka
  • Japanese: アウカ
  • Javanese: Awka
  • Kannada: ಅವೇಕ
  • Kazakh: Авка
  • Kirghiz: Авка
  • Korean: 아우카
  • Latvian: Avka
  • Lithuanian: Avka
  • Lithuanian: Awka
  • Malagasy: Awka
  • Malay: Awka
  • Marathi: अवका
  • Nigerian Pidgin: Awka
  • Northern Frisian: Awka
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Awka
  • Norwegian: Awka
  • Oromo: Awka
  • Panjabi: ਅਵਕਾ
  • Persian: اوکا
  • Polish: Awka
  • Portuguese: Avka
  • Portuguese: Awka (cidade)
  • Portuguese: Awka (Nigéria)
  • Portuguese: Awka
  • Pushto: اوکا
  • Romanian: Awka
  • Russian: Авка
  • Sinhala: අව්කා
  • Somali: Awka
  • South Azerbaijani: اوکا
  • Spanish: Avka
  • Spanish: Awka
  • Swahili: Awka
  • Swedish: Awka
  • Tajik: Авка
  • Tamil: அவ்க்கா
  • Tatar: Авка
  • Telugu: ఔకా
  • Thai: เอาคา
  • Turkish: Avka
  • Turkish: Awka
  • Ukrainian: Авка
  • Urdu: اوکا
  • Uzbek: Avka
  • Vietnamese: Awka
  • Yoruba: Awka

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