Aba River
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 Nigeria
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| River system | Imo River | |
| Drain over | Imo River → Biafra Bay | |
| source | north of Aba in the state of Abia 5 ° 9 ′ 31 ″ N , 7 ° 21 ′ 8 ″ E |
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| muzzle | on the border with the state of Rivers in the Imo River Coordinates: 4 ° 49 ′ 35 " N , 7 ° 29 ′ 28" E, 4 ° 49 ′ 35 " N , 7 ° 29 ′ 28" E
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| Big cities | Aba | |
The Aba River is a river in the southern part of Nigeria .
description
It bears the name of the city of the same name Aba and is a tributary of the Imo River . The Aba is of economic importance as a fresh water supply for the city with over 1.7 million inhabitants and its industrial settlements. The river has its source in the northern Ngwa hinterland of the city of Aba, near the village of Okpu-Umuobu, and flows into the Imo River on the border with the state of Rivers .
Individual evidence
- ↑ OU Ezeronye and AO Ubalua: Studies on the effect of abattior and industrial effluents on the heavy metals and microbial quality of Aba river in Nigeria. African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 4 (3), Department of Biological Sciences Nigeria, 2005, pp. 266–272 (PDF file, 96 kB, accessed on April 11, 2013)