Afikpo North

Afikpo North Afikpo
LGA
Coordinates: 5°52′N 7°57′E / 5.867°N 7.950°E / 5.867; 7.950
Country	Nigeria
State	Ebonyi State
Headquarters	Afikpo (Ehugbo)
Major city	Unwana Amasiri
Government
• Type	Local Government Area
• Chairman	Obiageri Oko Enyim[1]
Population  (2021)
• Total	881,611
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)

Afikpo North is a Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Ehugbo, Afikpo. Important townships include Ehugbo (with Itim Ukwu, Ohaisu, Nkpoghoro, Ugwuegu/Amaizu, Ozizza autonomous communities characteristic of towns too) Unwana and Amasiri. Other notable areas are Ibii and Akpoha.

It has an area of 240 km² and a population of 881,611 at the 2021. Its postal code is 490.^[2] The major language is a more localised form of the Igbo language known as the 'Ehugbo Language'. It has a rich Igbo traditional heritage and culture and has festivals like the 'New Yam Festival' that hold at the end of the month of August every year, which marks the beginning of a new traditional year.