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Etim Ekpo

Coordinates: 5°1′N 7°37′E / 5.017°N 7.617°E / 5.017; 7.617
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Etim Ekpo
LGA and town
Etim Ekpo is located in Nigeria
Etim Ekpo
Etim Ekpo
Coordinates: 5°1′N 7°37′E / 5.017°N 7.617°E / 5.017; 7.617
Country Nigeria
StateAkwa Ibom State
Government
 • ChairmanImeh Paul Afia
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
Map

Etim Ekpo is a town and Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.[1] The area has 11 wards.

History

Created from the former Abak division, Etim Ekpo is one of the Annang-speaking areas. The seat of the local government council is in Utu Etim Ekpo a community in a Etim Ekpo.[citation needed] The inhabitants of this town is estimated to be 108,418, according to 2006 population census.[2] Etim Ekpo local government area is made up of four districts of seventy-four communities and villages.[3] The people of this clime are predominantly subsistence farmer, traders and craftsmen. Natural resources in Etim Ekpo local government area are sharp sand, gravel, timber and oil-palm.[4] The people of Etim Ekpo are mainly farmers, but the educated indigenes work as civil servants within and outside the local government area. In the area of education, there are many public and private secondary schools. The local government area is the home of one private university, the Obong university, located at Obong Ntak. The people of etim ekpo are vast in knowledge and every other creative activity.

Geography

Etim Ekpo LGA observes two seasons which are the dry and the blustery seasons. The normal temperature of the area is 25 °C while the normal stickiness of the area is put at 88%. The normal absolute precipitation recorded in Etim Ekpo LGA is 3250 mm per year.

Economy

Etim Ekpo LGA has significantly a lot of raw petroleum and flammable gas stores. Fishing is additionally a significant monetary movement nearby with the few streams and feeders in the areas being wealthy in fish. Other significant occupations of individuals of Etim Ekpo LGA incorporate kayak making, cultivating, and exchange.[5]

List of towns and villages in Etim Ekpo LGA[6]

Uruk District

  1. Atan
  2. Atuai
  3. Ete Edet
  4. Ikot Akasor
  5. Ikot Akpan Odomo
  6. Ikot Ikpa
  7. Ikot Inyang
  8. Ikot Inyang Ekpo
  9. Ikot Obio Nta
  10. Ikot Udo Etor
  11. Ntak Inyang
  12. Uruk Ata Ikot
  13. Uruk Ata Ikot Ebo
  14. Uruk Ata Ikot Ekpor
  15. Uruk Ata Ikot Isemin
  16. Uruk Ata Ikot Otok
  17. Uruk Ata Ikot Udedia
  18. Uruk Ata Ikot-Akpankpan
  19. Uruk Ata Nsidung

Ikono District

  1. Ikot Akpa Nsek
  2. Ikot Akpakpan
  3. Ikot Edek
  4. Ikot Iya
  5. Ikot Obio Ema
  6. Ikot Odong
  7. Ikot Udo Nta
  8. Ikpe Atai
  9. Ikpe-Ikot-Akwa
  10. Inen Ikot Okpo
  11. Nto Edet
  12. Nto Unang
  13. Nung Oko Ikot
  14. Nwot Ikono

Utu Etim District

  1. Ekwet Ikot Ebo
  2. Etek Utu Ikot Eboro
  3. Ikot Akpan
  4. Ikot Mboho
  5. Ikot Nkim
  6. Nto Obo
  7. Uruk Ata Ikot Akpan
  8. Uruk Eshiet
  9. Utu Etim Ekpo
  10. Utu Idung Akpan Udom
  11. Utu Ikot Ekpo
  12. Utu Ikot Imonte
  13. Utu Ikot Nkor
  14. Utu Nsekhe

Obong District

  1. Abak Obong
  2. Abat Town
  3. Esa Obong
  4. Ibio Edem Urua
  5. Ibio Nung Achat
  6. Ibio Nung Iba
  7. Ikot Ama
  8. Ikot Awak
  9. Ikot Ese
  10. Ikot Esop
  11. Ikot Inung
  12. Ikot Iya
  13. Ikot Mkporikpo
  14. Ikot Obio Ama
  15. Ikot Udo Obong
  16. Ikot Umo Ebat
  17. Mkporikpo Utit-Idim
  18. Ndot Obong
  19. Obon Ebot
  20. Obong Ata Essien
  21. Obong Ikot Akpan
  22. Obong Ntak
  23. Obong Utit Idim
  24. Omum Unyam
  25. Otoro Obong
  26. Udianga Enem

References

  1. ^ "Population of Akwa Ibom State". www.aksgonline.com. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
  2. ^ "Etim Ekpo (Local Government Area, Nigeria) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
  3. ^ "List of Towns and Villages in Etim Ekpo LGA". Nigeria Zip Codes. 2014-02-18. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
  4. ^ "Etim Ekpo Local Government Area | IbomYellowPages". ibomyellowpages.com. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
  5. ^ "Etim Ekpo Local Government Area". www.manpower.com.ng. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
  6. ^ Nigeria, Media (2018-04-18). "List Of Towns And Villages In Etim-Ekpo L.G.A, Akwa Ibom State". Media Nigeria. Retrieved 2022-03-19.


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