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| Uyo | |
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 Uyo
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| Coordinates: 5°01′24″N 7°55′26″E / 5.0232309°N 7.9238892°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Akwa Ibom |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Godswill Obot Akpabio |
| Area | |
| • Land | 115 km2 (44 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 168 km2 (65 sq mi) |
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| Population (2006 census)[1] | |
| • City | 436,606 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 554,906 |
| Time zone | WAT (UTC+1) |
| Area code(s) | 085 |
Uyo is a city in south-eastern Nigeria and is the capital of Akwa Ibom State, a major oil producing state of Nigeria. The city became a capital of Akwa Ibom State on September 23, 1987 following the creation of the state from Cross River State. The city is site of the University of Uyo. The population of the Uyo according to the 2006 Nigerian Census which comprises Uyo and Itu LGA's is 436,606.[2] while the urban Area which includes Uruan LGA is 554,906 [3]
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[edit] Transportation
The city can be accessed by road via the A342 highway, as well as the Abak Road, Nwaniba Road, Itu Road, and Aka Road. Nearby airports include the Uyo Airport, also known as the Akwa Ibom International Airport.
Uyo is a fast growing city, as the city has withnessed massive infrastructural growth in the past nine years. It has an intensive network of divided highways, such as the IBB way, Atiku Abubakar Avenue, Udo Udoma Avenue, Nsikak Eduok Avenue, Edet Akpan Avenue an eight-lane superhighway which is currently the widest road in the Uyo metropolis.[citation needed] Currently, flyovers are being constructed to ease traffic. Three flyovers have already been completed at the Itam axis of the urban area which is under Itu local government area. And plans are on for more flyovers as well as dualisation of Aka[disambiguation needed 
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[edit] Housing
As a fast growing city, Uyo is home to many notable housing districts such as the Ewet Housing Estate, Shelter Afrik, and other estates located in various parts of the city as well as private estates and other residential districts. The city has two major industrial estates including the Itam Industrial Estate. The city of Uyo is notably neat and hospitable to foreigners and its aborigines. Highbrow residential areas in Uyo include the prestigious Ewet Housing Estate, Shelter Afrik, and a host of other choice areas in the city and its environs. The state government plans to construct newer residential districts as well as a central business district within the metropolis.
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[edit] Recreation
The city boasts public recreational areas such as the Ibom Connection and the prestigious Le Meridien Ibom Hotel & Golf Resort which is still under construction and, when completed, will be the largest hotel in the West African region. The State has other recreational projects under construction, such as the Ibom Tropicana Resort, which will include a 16-story 5-star hotel, a dome, a cinema, a shopping area, water parks, and other recreational facilities. It and similar projects are expected to boost the tourism potential of the state. The city also has a museum.
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Ibom Plaza
[edit] Education
Uyo is home to the University of Uyo, formerly known as the University of Cross River State. Its name was changed when, in 1991, the government of Nigeria established it as a federal university.
Uyo is also home to a campus of the National Open University of Nigeria and the Uyo City Polytechnic.
[edit] Uyo City Awards
To annually reward and encourage people of the Uyo metropolis in different walks of life who through hardwork, honesty, perseverance, resilience and integrity have risen to exceptional heights, Wetinhappen.com - Nigeria's exclusive photoevent magazine online, and Kardynal Kommunikationz - a frontline media conglomerate have initiated Uyo City Awards. Uyo City Awards is designed to be an annual rewarding community based social re-orientation initiative with the positioning statement; Promise. Reward. Excellence. The Awards will be symbolized in a statuette of the Ibom Connection - a prominent landmark in the city of Uyo. This icon depicts the unity of Akwa Ibom people. Uyo City Awards 2010 will feature 56 categories, 237 nominees and 15 remarkable achievers. The objective of this project is to encourage, motivate, recognize, applaud and toast to excellence the offerings and enterprise of people, corporations, brands and creatives in Uyo metropolis. Another objective of this project is to spotlight the city of Uyo – the melting pot of all Akwa Ibom people and also honour people who have achieved various remarkable feats.
[edit] See also
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Uyo
- Chief Elijah Akpan Okon
- Robert Brooks, British consul
[edit] References
- ^ Summing the 2 LGAs Uyo and Itu LGA's as per:
Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette (15 May 2007). "Legal Notice on Publication of the Details of the Breakdown of the National and State Provisional Totals 2006 Census" (PDF). http://www.nigerianstat.gov.ng/nbsapps/Connections/Pop2006.pdf. Retrieved 2007-05-19. - ^ Summing the 2 LGAs Uyo and Itu LGA's as per:
Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette (15 May 2007). "Legal Notice on Publication of the Details of the Breakdown of the National and State Provisional Totals 2006 Census" (PDF). http://www.nigerianstat.gov.ng/nbsapps/Connections/Pop2006.pdf. Retrieved 2007-05-19. - ^ Summing the 2 LGAs Uyo and Itu LGA's as per:
Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette (15 May 2007). "Legal Notice on Publication of the Details of the Breakdown of the National and State Provisional Totals 2006 Census" (PDF). http://www.nigerianstat.gov.ng/nbsapps/Connections/Pop2006.pdf. Retrieved 2007-05-19.
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Coordinates: 5°03′N 7°56′E / 5.05°N 7.933°E
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