The Kwa Ibo River (also ''Quaibo River'') is a river that rises near
Umuahia
Umuahia () is the capital city of Abia State in southeastern Nigeria. Umuahia is located along the rail road that lies between Port Harcourt to its south, and Enugu city to its north. Umuahia has a population of 359,230 according to the 2006 Ni ...
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Abia State
Abia is a state in the Southeastern region of Nigeria. The state's capital is Umuahia and its most populous city is Aba.
Abia is bordered the west by Imo, east by Cross River, south by Rivers, northwest by Anambra and northeast by Enug ...
, Nigeria, and flows in a southeastern direction through Akwa Ibom State to the Atlantic Ocean.
stern side of the Kwa Ibo River about from the river mouth, is one of the largest fishing settlements on the Nigerian coast. The Kwa Ibo River discharges 92,900 tonnes of plastic under the lower mass input category and 20,800 tonnes at the upper mass input category.
Pollution
The Kwa Ibo river according to River Plastic Emissions is among the top 20 polluting rivers accounting for 67 per cent of global plastic inflow into the ocean.
References
Abia State
Rivers of Nigeria
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