Urua Anwa is a centrally trading place located in the Oruk Anam local gov't area, the south-eastern region of

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saw its greatest battles fought in and around the town due to its proximity to two other important Cities:

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, which is about 50;km distance, and

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, about 60 km away. It was the then black scorpion Col Adekunle of the Nigerian Army that fought and conquered the town from the Biafran troops. Urua Anwa till date is a very busy commercial centre in Akwa Ibom State.

Urua Anwa today, has been considered by its head of state Gov'r Udom Emmanuel to empowered the area and support the growth of the Market to a highranking among other official trading centres within the country of

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Neighbouring places around Urua Anwa Market are; Aya Obio Akpa, Ntenge Akana, Nung Ikot Obiodo, Ikot Afanga, Ikot Ntuk,

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Ikot Okoro Ikot Okoro is a rural settlement of Akwa Ibom State and was one of the larger population concentrations in the now defunct South Eastern Nigeria. Now smaller, it is about southwest of the regional center of Abak. The people of Ikot Okoro have ...

including

Ukanafun Ukanafun is a Local Government Area located in the South South of Nigeria in Akwa Ibom State. Ukanafun was carved out from Abak and Opobo divisions of Cross River State. The Nigerian Civil war depopulated the area and slowed economic activities ...

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