Eket
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Eket is one of the 31 local government areas in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The name Eket or Ekid also refers to the indigenous people of the region who are the Ibibio people of the southern part of Ibibioland and to their dialect which is Ekid. The Eket people use the endonym Ekid for themselves and their language, but Europeans spell and pronounce the name as "Eket".
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Eket
- Settlement.native_name
- Ekid
- Settlement.settlement_type
- LGA and town
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Nigeria
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.mapframe zoom
- 8
- Settlement.mapframe wikidata
- yes
- Settlement.mapframe marker
- village
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Akwa Ibom State
- Settlement.leader_title
- Chairman
- Settlement.leader_name
- Hon Akaninyene Tommey Ikott
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.area_metro_km2
- 214
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 209.7
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2022
- Settlement.population_total
- 220,600
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 172557
- Area
- 214
- Elevation
- 155
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- native label
- Eket
- Commons category
- Eket
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12 sectionsContents
- Major landmarks
- History
- Climate
- Economy
- People
- Education
- Health care
- Clans that constitute Ekid
- Political Wards
- Notable people
- References
- External links
Eket is one of the 31 local government areas in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The name Eket or Ekid also refers to the indigenous people of the region who are the Ibibio people of the southern part of Ibibioland and to their dialect which is Ekid. The Eket people use the endonym Ekid for themselves and their language, but Europeans spell and pronounce the name as "Eket".
Apart from being a local government area in Akwa Ibom State, Eket is one of the three geopolitical zones in the state. The geopolitical zones are Uyo senatorial district, Ikot Ekpene senatorial district and Eket senatorial district.
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