Achina, Anambra

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Achina
Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 5°57′N7°7′E / 5.950°N 7.117°E / 5.950; 7.117
Country Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
State Anambra State
Time zone UTC +1
Postal code
422xxx
Area code 046

Achina is a town in Aguata local Government area of Anambra State, Nigeria. It is made up of three villages, Ebele; Umueleke and Umueziyi. Achina has common boundaries with Akpo, Umuchu, Onneh, Ogboji, and Enugwu-Umuonyia.[ citation needed ]

The inhabitants are members of the Igbo people.

Climate

Achina has a tropical wet and dry or savanna climate and is None meters 0 feet above sea level. The district's average annual temperature is 30.34°C (86.61°F), which is 0.88% warmer than Nigeria's national average. Achina generally experiences 254.69 rainy days annually, or approximately 69.78% of the total 222.23 millimeters 8.75 inches of precipitation that falls there. [1] [2]

5°57′0″N7°7′0″E / 5.95000°N 7.11667°E / 5.95000; 7.11667

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References

  1. "Achina, Anambra, Nigeria Climate".
  2. Atlas, Weather. "Yearly & Monthly weather - Achina, Nigeria". Weather Atlas. Retrieved 2023-08-12.