Nigeria
South South Nigeria
Akwa Ibom State

Oron

Oron is a city in , . It is the third largest city in Akwa Ibom State after Uyo and Eket.
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  • Type: Town with 156,000 residents
  • Description: local government area of Nigeria
  • Also known as: “Oron Local Government Area” and “Oron, Nigeria”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Maritime Academy of Nigeria.

University
The Maritime Academy of Oron, was formerly known and address as the Nautical College of Nigeria was established in 1977 by the Federal Executive Conclusion No.

Oron

Latitude
4.8169° or 4° 49′ 1″ north
Longitude
8.237° or 8° 14′ 13″ east
Population
156,000
Elevation
38 metres (125 feet)
Open location code
6FPCR68P+QQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 501455826
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
8638479
Wiki­data ID
Q1277335
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yoruba—“Oron” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Oron (distrito)”
  • Cebuano: “Oron”
  • Chinese: “Oron”
  • Dutch: “Oron”
  • French: “Oron”
  • Fulah: “Oron”
  • Hausa: “Oron”
  • Igbo: “Oron”
  • Italian: “Oron”
  • Lithuanian: “Oronai”
  • Lithuanian: “Oronas”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Oron”
  • Obolo: “Ọrọn (Mkpulu-ija)”
  • Obolo: “Ọrọn”
  • Polish: “Oron”
  • Romanian: “Oron, Nigeria”
  • Romanian: “Oron”
  • Russian: “Орон (Нигерия)”
  • Russian: “Орон”
  • Spanish: “Oron”
  • Yoruba: “Oron, Nàìjíríà”
  • Yoruba: “Oron”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikivoyage page “Oron”. Photo: Nkoro, N. E., CC BY-SA 4.0.