Asaba (Nigeria)

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Asaba
Asaba (Nigeria)
Asaba
Asaba
Coordinates 6 ° 12 ′  N , 6 ° 44 ′  E Coordinates: 6 ° 12 ′  N , 6 ° 44 ′  E
Basic data
Country Nigeria

State

delta
ISO 3166-2 NG-DE
height 45 m
surface 300 km²
Residents 407,126 (2010)
density 1,357.1  Ew. / km²

Asaba is a large city in the south of Nigeria . The capital of the state of Delta , which is best known for its rich oil reserves , is located about 350 kilometers south of the state capital Abuja on the banks of the Niger River . The Asaba metropolitan area has a size of about 300 square kilometers. In the official population calculation in 2010, Asaba had about 407,000 inhabitants.

Meaning of the name

Asaba comes from the word Ahabagom from the Igbo language and means something like I have decided , which refers to the founder of Asaba, Nnebisi .

Residents

With a population of around 407,000 people, Asaba is currently the twenty-fourth largest city in Nigeria. The population growth in Asaba is clearly noticeable : from around 50,000 inhabitants in 1991, the population has increased more than eightfold by 2010. The inhabitants of Asaba are predominantly Igbo , but members of other African tribes such as the Ijaw , Haussa , Yoruba , Itsekiri , Urhobo and Isoko also live there .

The importance of the city

Asaba represents a junction for the entire region, as the Asaba-Niger Bridge is the only crossing of the Niger for many hundreds of kilometers in Asaba, at the same time the bridge is a symbol of Nigeria. Asaba becomes a meeting place for all people who are on their way from East Nigeria to the West of the country and vice versa. The high population growth can also be explained by this favorable location.

The Asaba airport has international connections.

The Asaba massacre

The massacre in Asaba , which was committed in October 1967 by government troops, have been killed more than 700 men and boys.

climate

Asaba has tropical temperatures averaging 32 ° C during the dry season , while around 2700 millimeters of rain fall annually during the rainy season .

Personalities from Asaba

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The story of Nnebisi, the founder of Asaba ( Memento of October 13, 2014 in the Internet Archive ). Accessed March 31, 2015.