Itu, Nigeria
Itu | |
|---|---|
  Itu Location in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 5°10′0″N 7°59′0″E / 5.16667°N 7.98333°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Akwa Ibom State |
| Government | |
| • Type | Democratic |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 127,033 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Itu is located in the south east of Nigeria and is a Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. The Local Government Area occupies a landmass of approximately 606.1 0 square kilometres. It is bounded in the North and North-East by Odukpani in Cross River State and Arochukwu in Abia State, in the West by Ibiono Ibom and Ikono Local Government Areas, in the South and South East by Uyo and Uruan Local Government Areas, respectively.[1][2][3]
National Assembly Representative
Henry Okon Archibong
Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly Representative
'KufreAbasi Edidem
Paramount Ruler
Edidem Edet Akpan Inyang
Council Chairman
- Barr. Etetim Akpabio Onuk
Politics
Politics in Itu is dominated by the people from the central part of Ibiaku Itam, with the highly endorsed political party being PDP (Peoples Democratic Party)
Notable people from Itu
Itu has produced many prominent people for Akwa Ibom State and Nigeria as a whole, including:-
- Emem Eduok (born 1994), footballer
References
- ^ Editor, Online (2017-03-01). "Akwa Ibom, Cross Rivers, Ebonyi Fail to Reach Consensus on Boundary Disputes". THISDAYLIVE. Retrieved 2017-03-22.
{{cite news}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Cross River and Akwa Ibom State Population Bulletin 1983-90: 1963 Population of Cross River and Akwa Ibom State. Statistics Division, Ministry of Finance & Economic Planning. 1985-01-01.
- ^ Local Governments in Akwa Ibom State. Special Duties Department, Military Administrator's Office. 1996-01-01.
External links
- Satellite Map of Akwa Ibom State on Google Maps World Gazetteer
- akwaibomnewsonline.com: Akwa Ibom State News from Various News Sources
- ibomvillagesquare.com: Akwa Ibom Village Square Portal
- uncommontransformation.tv: Uncommon Transformation multimedia portal
State capital: Uyo | ||
| Local government areas |  | |