Ikot-Abasi

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Ikot Abasi Ikot Abasi, Nigeria
LGA
Nickname:  Alu City
Ikot Abasi Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 4°38′0″N 7°39′0″E / 4.63333°N 7.65000°E / 4.63333; 7.65000
Country	Nigeria
State	Akwa Ibom State
LGA	Ikot Abasi
Headquarters	Ikot Abasi
Government
• Type	Traditional
• Chairman	Hon. Joseph Affia
Area
• Total	280.8 km2 (108.4 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[1]
• Total	169,200
• Density	600/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
Climate	Am
Website	web.archive.org/web/20111006012428/http://www.aksgonline.com/lga.aspx?qrID=ikotabasi

Ikot Abasi is located in the south west corner of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. It is bounded by Oruk Anam Local Government Area in the north, Mkpat Enin and Eastern Obolo Local Government Areas in the east and the Atlantic Ocean in the south. The Imo River forms the natural boundary in the west separating it from Rivers State.^[2] The Federal University of Technology Ikot Abasi is a federal government-owned university located in Ikot-Abasi.