Umuahia
| Umuahia | |||
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| Coordinates | 5 ° 32 ' N , 7 ° 30' E | ||
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| Country | Nigeria | ||
| Abia | |||
| ISO 3166-2 | NG-AB | ||
| Residents | 274,992 (2006) | ||
Umuahia is the capital of the Nigerian state Abia and is located in the south of Nigeria. According to an estimate from 2006, it has 274,992 inhabitants.
history
Umuahia was named the second capital of the Republic of Biafra on September 28, 1967 , after Enugu was occupied by Nigerian troops in the course of the Biafra War . Umuahia itself was retaken on April 22, 1969.
Diocese of Umuahia
Economy and Infrastructure
Umuahia is on the Port Harcourt- Enugu railway line and has been a market for the region's agricultural products such as yams , cassava , corn , taro , citrus fruits and palm oil since 1916 . Umuahia is also home to the National War Museum , which exhibits relics from the Nigerian Civil War and World War II .
administration
The city and its surroundings form two of the 15 Local Government Areas (LGA) of the state of Abia, which together have an area of 384.95 km². At the last census, the two LGA had 220,104 inhabitants and thus a population density of 572 inhabitants per km². In the city itself there were 147,167 inhabitants.
sons and daughters of the town
- Johnson Aguiyi-Ironsi (1924–1966), former President of Nigeria
- Michael Okpara , politician
- Onyema Ugochukwu , politician and journalist
- Chidi Kwubiri (* 1966), Nigerian-German artist
Individual evidence
- ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: World Gazetteer
- ^ The 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory. Abia State. Nigeria Congress Online, archived from the original on December 25, 2005 ; accessed on December 30, 2006 (English).
- ^ The 774 Local Governmnent Areas. Umuahia-North Local Government Area. Nigeria Congress Online, archived from the original on August 28, 2004 ; accessed on December 30, 2006 (English).
- ^ The 774 Local Governmnent Areas. Umuahia-South Local Government Area. Nigeria Congress Online, archived from the original on August 28, 2004 ; accessed on December 30, 2006 (English).