Abakaliki

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Abakaliki
Abakaliki with Azugwu Hill in the background
Abakaliki Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 6°20′N 8°06′E / 6.333°N 8.100°E / 6.333; 8.100
Country	Nigeria
State	Ebonyi State
Population  (2022)[1]
• City	223,000
• Metro	662,000
National language	Igbo

Abakaliki is the capital city of Ebonyi State in southeastern Nigeria, located 64 kilometres (40 mi) southeast of Enugu.^[2] The inhabitants are primarily members of the Igbo nation.^[3] It was the headquarters of the Ogoja province before the creation of the Southeastern State in 1967.