Awka
| Awka | |||
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| Coordinates | 6 ° 12 ' N , 7 ° 4' E | ||
| Basic data | |||
| Country | Nigeria | ||
| Anambra | |||
| ISO 3166-2 | NG-AN | ||
| Residents | 98,366 (2012) | ||
Awka is the capital of the Nigerian state of Anambra and is located in the south of Nigeria.
population
Awka has 98,366 inhabitants (2012 calculation).
Population development:
| year | Residents |
|---|---|
| 1991 (census) | 104,682 |
| 2007 (calculation) | 176,858 |
| 2012 (calculation) | 98,366 |
history
The city of Awka, formerly also known as Oka , was famous for its metalwork in pre-colonial times. The Awka area was the center of the Nri culture , which produced the earliest documented bronze objects from sub-Saharan Africa around 900.
Economy and Infrastructure
Awka is the seat of the partially state-owned oil company Orient Petroleum Resources . The company plans to produce oil in the Anambra River area. Awka is home to the state television station NTA Awka and the radio and television station Anambra Broadcasting Service (ABS) operated by the state of Anambra .
The city has one university, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, founded in 1992 with 24,706 students (2004/2005).
Town twinning
Individual evidence
- ↑ Population figures 2012 ( Memento of the original from December 29, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ http://bevoelkerungsstatistik.de on the population of the cities in Nigeria ( Memento of the original from December 29, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
