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Etim Ekpo | |
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LGA and town | |
  Etim Ekpo | |
| Coordinates: 5°1′N7°37′E / 5.017°N 7.617°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Akwa Ibom State |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Ekpuk Sampson Eshiet |
| Area | |
| • Total | 77.4 sq mi (200.4 km2) |
| Population (2022) [1] | |
| • Total | 135,200 |
| • Density | 1,700/sq mi (670/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
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Etim Ekpo is a town and Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. [2] The area has 11 wards.
Created from the former Abak division, Etim Ekpo is one of the Annang-speaking areas. The seat of the local government council is in Utu Etim Ekpo a community in a Etim Ekpo.[ citation needed ] The inhabitants of this town is estimated to be 108,418, according to 2006 population census. [3] Etim Ekpo Local Government Area is made up of four districts of seventy-four communities and villages. [4] The people of this clime are predominantly subsistence farmer, traders and craftsmen. Natural resources in Etim Ekpo Local Government area are sharp sand, gravel, timber and oil-palm. [5] The people of Etim Ekpo are mainly farmers, but the educated indigenes work as civil servants within and outside the local government area. In the area of education, there are many public and private secondary schools. The local government area is the home of one private university, the Obong university, located at Obong Ntak. The people of Etim Ekpo are vast in knowledge and every other creative activity.
Etim Ekpo LGA observes two seasons which are the dry and the blustery seasons. The normal temperature of the area is 25 °C while the normal stickiness of the area is put at 88%. The normal absolute precipitation recorded in Etim Ekpo LGA is 3250 mm per year.[ citation needed ]
Etim Ekpo LGA has significantly a lot of raw petroleum and flammable gas stores. Fishing is additionally a significant monetary movement nearby with the few streams and feeders in the areas being wealthy in fish. Other significant occupations of individuals of Etim Ekpo LGA incorporate kayak making, cultivating, and exchange. [6]
Source: [7]
Utut Annang District:
Ikot Nyah
Ikpe Annang
Utu Ata 11
Iwukem
Edem Akai
Ikot Ayah
Ikot Ama
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