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Abakaliki
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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)
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Within Vinony's link graph, Abakaliki is referenced by 262 other articles, and connects out to Afikpo North, Nigeria and rice.
The entry is geolocated on the map in city, across 5 mapped points.
It sits within the topics Cities in Ebonyi State, Local government areas in Ebonyi State and Local Government Areas in Igboland.
Its subject is documented across 37 Wikipedia language editions.
Key facts
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Nigeria
- Settlement.official_name
- Abakaliki
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Abakaliki_metropolis_with_Azugwu_Hill_in_background_03.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 260px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Abakaliki with Azugwu Hill in the background
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
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- Location in Nigeria
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- National language
- Settlement.blank_info_sec1
- Igbo
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- 25px Nigeria
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Ebonyi State
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2022
- Settlement.population_total
- 223,000
- Settlement.population_metro
- 662,000
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Ethnicities
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- local government area of Nigeria
- Country
- Nigeria
- Located in
- Ebonyi State
- Continent
- Africa
- Population
- 149683
- Elevation
- 170
- Capital of
- Ebonyi State
- Image
- Abakaliki metropolis with Azugwu Hill in background 03.jpg
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- Abakaliki
- writing language
- Igbo
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Encyclopedic overview
11 sectionsContents
- 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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5 mapped locations