Cross River State
Cross River State is a state in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. Named for the Cross River, the state was formed from the eastern part of the Eastern Region on 27 May 1967.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Essential Destinations
Top destinations include Calabar and Cross River National Park.
Calabar
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Calabar is the capital city of Cross River State in South South Nigeria. It is a charming and quite peaceful city. Attractions include the Slave Museum, Calabar Free Trade Zone, Tinapa Business and Tourist Resort, Cultural and Civic Centre, Calabar Port and university campuses.
Cross River National Park
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Cross River National Park is a national park in Nigeria, located in Cross River State, South South Nigeria. There are two separate sections, Okwangwo and Oban.
Ugep
Ugep is a town in the Yakurr Local Government Area in Cross River State, southern Nigeria. The village is populated by the Yakurr people. Lokaa is the local language.
Destinations to Discover
Explore places such as Ogoja and Obudu.
Ogoja
Ogoja is a town and Local Government Area in Cross River State, South South Nigeria. It lies on A4 highway.Obudu
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Obudu is a local government area and town in Cross River State, Nigeria. The area features a tourist resort, Obudu Mountain Resort, which hosts an annual mountain running competition called the Obudu Ranch International Mountain Race.
Ikom
Ikom is a local government area in Cross River State in South South Nigeria. Ikom is known as a major producer of banana and plantain. The majority of its occupants are farmers.Akpabuyo
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Akpabuyo is a Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ikot Nakanda. It has an area of 1,241 km2 and a population of 271,395 at the 2006 census.
Akamkpa
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Akamkpa is a Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Akamkpa. It has an area of 5,003 square kilometres and a population of 151,125 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 542.
Agbokim Waterfalls
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Agbokim waterfalls are situated in the Etung local government area of Cross River State in the South-South region of Nigeria, very close to its border with Cameroon.
Yakurr
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Yakurr is a Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria. Its capital is the town of Ugep. The local government area was carved out of Obubra local government in 1987.
Odukpani
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Odukpani is a Local Government Area in Cross River State, South-South Nigeria. It lies between latitude 5°4'52.46''N and longitude 8°20'59.7''E and has an elevation approximately 413 ft.
Obubra
Obubra is a Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Obubra, which is home to the Ibrahim Babangida College of Agriculture.Obanliku
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Obanliku is a Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria. Its headquarter is in the town of Sankwala. Obanliku is made up of ten wards namely: Busi, Basang, Bebi, Bisu, Utanga, Becheve, Bendi 1, Bendi 2, Bishiri North & Bishiri South.
Boki
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Boki is one of the local government located in Cross River State in South South Nigeria. It is a peaceful but rural area. It shares boundary with Ogoja, Obudu,and Obanliku in the North and bounded with Cameroon to the East while the Western parts of the Area is bounded with Ikom and Etung.
Biase
Biase is a Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Akpet Central. It has an area of 1,310 km2 and a population of 169,183 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 542.
Cross River State
- Type: state of Nigeria with 3,740,000 residents
- Description: state in Nigeria
- Also known as: “Damba” and “South-Eastern State”
- Neighbors: Abia State, Akwa Ibom State, Benue State, and Ebonyi State
- Location: South South Nigeria, Nigeria, West Africa, Africa
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yue Chinese—“Cross River State” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “كروس ريفر”
- Arabic: “ولاية كروس ريفر”
- Arabic: “ولايه كروس ريفر”
- Azerbaijani: “Kross River ştatı”
- Belarusian: “Крос-Рывер”
- Bengali: “ক্রস রিভার অঙ্গরাজ্য”
- Bislama: “Cross River State”
- Bulgarian: “Крос Ривър”
- Catalan: “Cross River”
- Cebuano: “Cross River State”
- Chinese: “Cross River Chiu”
- Chinese: “克罗斯河州”
- Chinese: “克羅斯河州”
- Czech: “Cross River”
- Danish: “Cross River”
- Dutch: “Cross River”
- Esperanto: “Krosrivera ŝtato”
- Esperanto: “Krosrivera Ŝtato”
- Esperanto: “Krosrivera”
- Esperanto: “ŝtato Krosrivero”
- Esperanto: “subŝtato Krosrivero”
- Estonian: “Cross Riveri osariik”
- Finnish: “Cross River”
- French: “Cross River”
- French: “Etat de Cross River”
- Fulah: “Cross River”
- Galician: “Cross River”
- Georgian: “კროს-რივერის შტატი”
- German: “Cross River”
- German: “NG-CR”
- Greek: “Κρος Ρίβερ”
- Gujarati: “ક્રોસ રિવર સ્ટેટ”
- Hausa: “Cross River”
- Hausa: “Jahar Cross River”
- Hindi: “क्रॉस नदी राज्य”
- Hindi: “क्रॉस रिवर राज्य”
- Igala: “Cross River State”
- Igbo: “Ȯra Cross River”
- Igbo: “Ọra Cross River”
- Indonesian: “Cross River”
- Italian: “Cross River”
- Japanese: “クロス・リヴァー州”
- Japanese: “クロス・リバー州”
- Japanese: “クロスリヴァー州”
- Japanese: “クロスリバー州”
- Japanese: “クロス川州”
- Kannada: “ಕ್ರಾಸ್ ರಿವರ್ ಸ್ಟೇಟ್”
- Korean: “크로스리버주”
- Latvian: “Krosrivera”
- Latvian: “Krosriveras štats”
- Lithuanian: “Kros Riverso valstija”
- Malay: “Cross River State”
- Marathi: “क्रॉस रिवर राज्य”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Cross River Chiu”
- Mirandese: “Cross River”
- Nigerian Pidgin: “Cross River State”
- Northern Frisian: “Cross River (Bundesstoot)”
- Northern Frisian: “Cross River”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Cross River”
- Norwegian: “Cross River”
- Obolo: “Kurọs Riva”
- Persian: “ایالت کراس ریور”
- Polish: “Cross River”
- Portuguese: “Cross River”
- Portuguese: “Estado de Cross River”
- Portuguese: “Rio Cross”
- Portuguese: “Río Cross”
- Romanian: “Statul Cross River”
- Russian: “Кросс-Ривер”
- Serbian: “Крос Ривер”
- Sindhi: “ڪراس ريور رياست”
- Sinhala: “ක්රොස් රිවර් ප්රාන්තය”
- Sinhala: “ක්රොස් රිවර් රාජ්ය”
- Slovenian: “Cross River”
- Slovenian: “NG-CR”
- South Azerbaijani: “کراس ریور ایالتی”
- Spanish: “Cross River”
- Spanish: “Estado de Cross River”
- Swahili: “Cross River State”
- Swahili: “Cross River”
- Swahili: “Jimbo la Cross River”
- Swedish: “Cross River”
- Tamil: “கிராஸ் ரிவேர் மாநிலம்”
- Telugu: “క్రాస్ రివర్ రాష్ట్రము”
- Telugu: “క్రాస్ రివర్ స్టేట్”
- Thai: “แม่น้ำครอส”
- Tumbuka: “Cross River State, Nigeria”
- Turkish: “Cross River Eyaleti”
- Turkish: “Cross River”
- Tyap: “NG-CR”
- Tyap: “Si̱tet Ki̱rosi̱riva”
- Ukrainian: “Крос-Ривер”
- Ukrainian: “Крос-Рівер”
- Urdu: “کراس ریور اسٹیٹ”
- Urdu: “کراس ریور ریاست”
- Vietnamese: “Bang Cross River”
- Waray (Philippines): “Cross River (estado)”
- Waray (Philippines): “Cross River”
- Western Mari: “Кросс-Ривер”
- Yoruba: “Cross River State”
- Yoruba: “Ipinle Cross River”
- Yoruba: “Ìpínlẹ̀ Cross River”
- Yue Chinese: “克羅斯河州”
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