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.
- Town with about 85,500 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 160 metres (510 feet)
- …is also known as “Idong Nfianwe”
- Description: Local Government Area and a City in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
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Latitude
4.6421° or 4° 38′ 32″ north
Longitude
7.9264° or 7° 55′ 35″ east
UN/LOCODE
NG EKE
Open location code
6FP9JWRG+RH
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = town
Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Yoruba—“Eket” goes by many names.
إيكيتArabic
EketCebuano
Eket (distrito)Cebuano
Eket (kapital sa distrito)Cebuano
EketDutch
EketFulah
EketMin Nan Chinese
EketNigerian Pidgin
Idong NfianweNigerian Pidgin
EketPolish
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