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Abakaliki

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Also known as Abakiliki

Abakaliki () is the capital city of Ebonyi State in southeastern Nigeria, located southeast of Enugu. The inhabitants are primarily members of the Igbo tribe. It was the headquarters of the Ogoja province before the creation of the Southeastern State in 1967. thumb|Abakaliki metropolis with Azugwu Hill in background 03 (cropped)

Key facts

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Nigeria
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Abakaliki
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260px
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Abakaliki with Azugwu Hill in the background
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bottom
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Location in Nigeria
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National language
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Igbo
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Country
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25px Nigeria
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State
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Ebonyi State
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Imperial
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2022
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223,000
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662,000
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Ethnicities

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Encyclopedic overview

11 sections
Contents
  • Etymology
  • History
  • Economy
  • Population
  • Demographics
  • Climate
  • Infrastructure
  • Education
  • Religion
  • Footnotes
  • References

Abakaliki () is the capital city of Ebonyi State in southeastern Nigeria, located southeast of Enugu. The inhabitants are primarily members of the Igbo tribe. It was the headquarters of the Ogoja province before the creation of the Southeastern State in 1967. thumb|Abakaliki metropolis with Azugwu Hill in background 03 (cropped)

==Etymology== The name Abakaliki originally means 'Aba Nkaleke' and is the name of a community in Izzi land (Nkaleke).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Abakaliki” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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