Etim Ekpo is a town and
Local Government Area
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in
Akwa Ibom State
Akwa Ibom is a States of Nigeria, state in the South South, South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It borders Cross River State to the east, Rivers State and Abia State to the west and north-west, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. The state ...
,
Nigeria
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. The area has 11 wards.
History
Created from the former
Abak
:''Abak is also a nickname for the painter Hans von Aachen. For the place in Pakistan, see Abak, FATA.''
Abak is a town and Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The LGA was previously part of Cross River State. It was later subd ...
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. The
inhabitants
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of this town is estimated to be 108,418, according to 2006
population census
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. Etim Ekpo Local Government Area is made up of four districts of seventy-four communities and villages. The people of this clime are predominantly subsistence farmer, traders and craftsmen.
Natural resource
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s in Etim Ekpo Local Government area are sharp sand,
gravel
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Gr ...
, timber and
oil-palm.
The people of Etim Ekpo are mainly farmers, but the educated indigenes work as
civil servants
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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.
List of towns and villages in Etim Ekpo LGA
Source:
Uruk District
# Atan
# Atuai
# Ete Edet
# Ikot Akasor
# Ikot Akpan Odomo
# Ikot Ikpa
# Ikot Inyang
# Ikot Inyang Ekpo
# Ikot Obio Nta
# Ikot Udo Etor
# Ntak Inyang
# Uruk Ata Ikot
# Uruk Ata Ikot Ebo
# Uruk Ata Ikot Ekpor
# Uruk Ata Ikot Isemin
# Uruk Ata Ikot Otok
# Uruk Ata Ikot Udedia
# Uruk Ata Ikot-Akpankpan
# Uruk Ata Nsidung
# Uruk Ata Ikot Akpan
Ikono District
# Ikot Akpa Nsek
# Ikot Akpakpan
# Ikot Edek
# Ikot Iya
# Ikot Obio Ema
# Ikot Odong
# Ikot Udo Nta
# Ikpe Atai
#
Ikpe Ikot Akwa
# Inen Ikot Okpo
# Nto Edet
# Nto Unang
# Nung Oko Ikot
# Nwot Ikono
# Ikot Edet -Affia
Utu Etim District
# Ekwet Ikot Ebo
# Etek Utu Ikot Eboro
# Ikot Akpan
# Ikot Mboho
# Ikot Nkim
# Nto Obo
# Uruk Ata Ikot Akpan
# Uruk Eshiet
# Utu Etim Ekpo
# Utu Idung Akpan Udom
# Utu Ikot Ekpo
# Utu Ikot Imonte
# Utu Ikot Nkor
# Utu Nsekhe
Obong District
# Abak Obong
# Abat Town
# Esa Obong
# Ibio Edem Urua
# Ibio Nung Achat
# Ibio Nung Iba
# Ikot Ama
# Ikot Awak
# Ikot Ese
# Ikot Esop
# Ikot Inung
# Ikot Iya
# Ikot Mkporikpo
# Ikot Obio Ama
# Ikot Udo Obong
# Ikot Umo Ebat
# Mkporikpo Utit-Idim
# Ndot Obong
# Obon Ebot
# Obong Ata Essien
# Obong Ikot Akpan
# Obong Ntak
# Obong Utit Idim
# Omum Unyam
# Otoro Obong
# Udianga Enem
#
Utut Annang District:
Ikot Nyah
Ikpe Annang
Utu Ata 11
Iwukem
Edem Akai
Ikot Ayah
Ikot Ama
#
References
Local Government Areas in Akwa Ibom State
Towns in Akwa Ibom State
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