Ekparakwa | |
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  Ekparakwa Location of Ekparakwa in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 4°47′48″N7°43′50″E / 4.79667°N 7.73056°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Akwa Ibom State |
| Elevation | 252 m (830 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Ekparakwa is a town and the name of one of the nine clans found in the Oruk Anam local government area of Akwa Ibom State. This is in the southeastern region of Nigeria.[ citation needed ]
Ekparakwa is the most populated place in the largely rural region of Oruk Anam, meaning Annang land). It is occupied by one of the minority tribes in the state. [1]
The area is naturally rich in resources. The economy is based on oil production, with business companies, hospitals, bank branches, educational centres and major other ventures operating in the area.
As a clan, Ekparakwa is made up of 14 villages as listed below: 1. Ika-Annang 2. Ikot Ntuen 3. Ediene Ikot Ebom 4. Mbon Ebre 5. Ukpom Edem Inyang 6. Ikot Akpasung 7. Ikot Akpaneda 8. Ekparakwa 9. Ikot Inyang 10. Ikot Akam 11. Ediene Atai 12. Itung Ndem 13. Ikot Eshiet 14. Ikot Mbong
The area serves as a major transit station for commuters. And also has a central coronial road leading through Ikot Ntuen and Ika-Annang to Asanga and Ikot Okoro, and the other roads running through Ibagwa to Abak. Others provide access to Ikot Abasi, Etinan and Ukanafun local government areas of Akwa State, Nigeria.
Akwa Ibom State is a state in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered on the east by Cross River State, on the west by Rivers State and Abia State, and on the south by the Atlantic Ocean. The state takes its name from the Qua Iboe River which bisects the state before flowing into the Bight of Bonny. Akwa Ibom was split from Cross River State in 1987 with her capital Uyo and with 31 local government areas.
Anaang is an ethnic group in Southern Nigeria, whose land is primarily within 8 of the present 31 Local Government Areas in Akwa Ibom State: Abak, Essien Udim, Etim Ekpo, Ika, Ikot Ekpene, Obot Akara, Oruk Anam, Ukanafun in Akwa Ibom State. The Anaang are the second largest ethnic group after the Ibibios in Akwa Ibom state.
Abak is a town and Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The LGA was previously part of Cross River State. It was later sub divided into other local government areas such as Oruk Anam, Etim Ekpo, Ukanafun and Ika. Notable tribes include the Annang. Abak consists of five clans: Abak Urban, Afaha obong, Ediene, Midim and Otoro. The major economic activities of the people of this area before and after the Nigerian Civil War was palm produce exported through river port at Ekpene Okpo, Ntak Ibesit, a distance of about 8 km from Abak town. Abak town, the local government headquarters is located about 18 kilometres from Uyo, the State capital. It has a landmass of 304 square kilometers. Abak to say the least, is the shadow of its former self due to politically motivated neglect by successive governments in Akwa Ibom state. Abak was the economic hub of the former Southeastern Nigeria before the civil war. The Nigerian Army barrack that is popularly known as Ibagwa Barrack is located or can be found in the Abak. The Ime Umana Campus of the university of Uyo which accommodates the Pre-Degree, JUPEB and other special courses is located in Ediene Abak, Abak
Ikot Ekpene, also known as The Raffia City, is a historic town in south-southern state of Akwa Ibom, Nigeria. It is the political and cultural capital of the Annang ethnic group in Nigeria. The town is located on the A342 highway that parallels the coast, between Calabar to the southeast and Aba to the west, with the state capital, Uyo, on this road just to the east. Umuahia is the next major town to the north. The population of the Ikot Ekpene Local government area was estimated to be 180,500 in 2022.
Ikot Okoro is a rural settlement of Akwa Ibom State and was one of the larger population concentrations in the now defunct South Eastern Nigeria. Now smaller, it is about 15 km (9.3 mi) southwest of the regional center of Abak. The people of Ikot Okoro have been clamoring for the creation of a local Government area (LGA) from the present day Oruk Anam LGA. Oruk Anam LGA incidentally happens to be one of the biggest LGA in Nigeria and as such grassroots development have not been felt in most part of the LGA especially in Ikot Okoro. It is noteworthy to state that successive administrations in the past have neglected this once prosperous and dynamic area. It is the belief of the general population that once the actualization of the Annang State or ITAI state is achieved, Ikot Okoro will reclaim its lost glory.
Oruk Anam is a Local Government Area located in Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria. The indigenous population is largely made up of Annang people, one of the minority tribes in Southeast Nigeria.
Essien Udim is one of the Annang speaking Local Government Areas in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.
Mbo is located in the South Eastern part of Nigeria and is a Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State. Following the local government creation exercise of the federal government in 1989 Mbo Local Government Area was carved out of Oron Division same year.
Nsit Atai Local government area was created in the year 1996 with its capital at Odot by the government of Gen. Sani Abacha. It has an area of out of an about 17,000 square kilometers, with 62 villages.
Obot-Akara is in the south of Nigeria and is a Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State whose headquarters is located at Nto Edino.
Ukanafun is a Local Government Area located in the South South of Nigeria in Akwa Ibom State.
Ika is a Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The headquarters of the Ika local government area is Urua Inyang. Ika is subdivided into clans, Ito, Achan and Ikananang (Odoro) and over 50 villages in totality with an identical cultural display called Akakum/Asakom nicknamed Afum. Displayed mostly at Christmas.
Asanga also known as Nung Ikot Asanga is a town located in the Nung Ikot Clan, Oruk Anam local government area of Akwa Ibom State, the southern region of Nigeria.
Abak/Midim is one of the nine Clans or Districts in Oruk Anam local government area of Akwa Ibom State. It is one of the two Clans or Districts in the former Anam Local Government Area, both in southern Nigeria.
Nung Ikot is one of the nine clans located in the Oruk Anam local government area. It is the fourth administrative area. Its inhabitants speak the Annang language.
Inen popularly known as Inen Ekeffe Is one of the nine Clans in Oruk Anam local government area. And it is numbered as the one among the nine Administrative Areas of the Oruk Anam with its people speaking the Annang language in Akwa Ibom State the southern region of Nigeria.
Ikot Ibritam is a rural settlement as well as the local government headquarters of the Oruk Anam local government area. It is under the Inen Clan as the one among the nine administrative areas in the Oruk Anam
Ikot Akpan Essien is a town located in the Oruk Anam Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. It is as well one among the major towns of the Abak/Midim Clan both in the southern region of Nigeria.
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Ikot Inuen is a town in southern Abak/Midim Clan in Oruk Anam LGA of Akwa Ibom State. It is bounded in the south by Edemaya Clan of Ikot Abasi. It is located on Nigeria's East-West road that links Port Harcourt to Ikot Abasi. It marks the linguistic transition zone between the Annang and Ibibio speaking ethnic groups of Akwa Ibom State. Being part of the Anam political unit of Oruk Anam LGA, Ikot Inuen was part of the Opobo Division from the precolonial era until 1967, when it was moved to the newly created South Eastern State, which was later renamed Cross River State. Ikot Inuen is among the communities that is climatically influenced by Imo River that separates Rivers State from Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria. The area is rich in arable farmland, which makes farming the occupation of about half of the populace. Others are involved in petty trading, artisanship, and civil service. The area is rich in crude oil deposits, as evidenced in the corked oil well belonging to Shell Petroleum at Efut Idim Etok, also known as Idim aShell. In academics, the area has a public Primary School, The St Jude's Catholic School, and a public Secondary School, The Community Secondary School. The Ukoessien Central Market boasts commercial activities in the area. Apart from the first church, the St Jude's Catholic Church, established in 1919, other churches in the community include the Methodist Church, the Christ Army Church, the Samuel Spiritual Church, the Apostolic Church, the Mount Zion Mission, the Assemblies of God Church, the Deeper Life Bible Church, the Wings of Redemption Ministries and the Redeemed Christian Church of God.
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