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Umuahia

Umuahia
Umuhu-na-Okaiuga
Umuahia Ibeku
City
Top left: Abia tower. Mid Left: Umuahia Clock Tower. Bottom Left: Federal High Court, Umuahia. Center: BCA Radio Tower. Top Right: Star Beer sponsored welcome Billboard. Mid Right: Umuahia Market. Bottom Right: Umuahia Police Station.
Top left: Abia tower. Mid Left: Umuahia Clock Tower. Bottom Left: Federal High Court, Umuahia.
Center: BCA Radio Tower.
Top Right: Star Beer sponsored welcome Billboard. Mid Right: Umuahia Market. Bottom Right: Umuahia Police Station.
Nickname: 
UM TOWN
Umuahia is located in Nigeria
Umuahia
Umuahia
Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 5°32′N 7°29′E / 5.533°N 7.483°E / 5.533; 7.483
Country Nigeria
StateAbia State
LGAUmuahia North, Umuahia South and has expanded deeply into ikwuano
Population
 (2006)[1]
 • Total359,230
 • Estimate 
(2022[2])
527,400
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
Postcode
440...
Area code088
National languageIgbo

Umuahia (pronounced [ʊmʊaːhiaː]) is the capital city of Abia State in southeastern Nigeria.[3][4][5] Umuahia is located along the rail road that lies between Port Harcourt to its south,and Enugu city to its north. Umuahia has a population of 359,230 according to the 2006 Nigerian census. Umuahia is indigenously Igbo.

Umuahia is renowned for being a railway and agricultural market center, which attracts traders and farmers from neighboring towns to sell their produce, such as yams, cassava, corn (maize), taro, citrus fruits, and palm oil and kernels.[6] There are industries that help drive its economy, such as a brewery and a palm-oil-processing plant. Nigeria's National Root Crops Research Institute, at Umudike, is adjacent to the town. Umuahia also has several colleges including Trinity College (theological), Government College Umuahia, Holy Rosary Girls Secondary School and hospitals like the Federal Medical Centre, Umuahia (formerly Queen Elizabeth Hospital).[7]

Umuahia comprises two local government areas: Umuahia North and Umuahia South. These local governments are also composed of clans such as the Umuopara, Ibeku, Olokoro, Ubakala and Ohuhu communities.[8]

  1. ^ Summing the 2 LGAs Umuahia North/South as per:
    Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette (15 May 2007). "Legal Notice on Publication of the Details of the Breakdown of the National and State Provisional Totals 2006 Census" (PDF). Retrieved 2010-07-01.
  2. ^ "Abia State: Subdivision". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  3. ^ "The 'Gate' of Umuahia". Vanguardngr.com. Vanguard Media. 2013-10-01. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
  4. ^ "The latitude and longitude gps coordinates of Umuahia (Nigeria)". The GPS Coordinates.net. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
  5. ^ "ABIA State of Nigeria". USAfricaonline.com. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
  6. ^ "Umuahia | Location, Facts, & Population | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2022-07-19.
  7. ^ Nwankwo, I. I. M.; Nwaigwe, G. O.; Aguwa, U. O.; Okereke, A. C.; Amanze, N. J. (2019-06-30). "Fortification of sweet potato progenies for enhanced root dry matter and micro-nutrient density through genetic recombination". Journal of Agricultural Science and Practice. 4 (3): 86–93. doi:10.31248/jasp2019.143. ISSN 2536-7072.
  8. ^ Asiegbu, Johnson U. J.(1985). Traditional African Societies And Indigenous Technology: A Case Study Of The Umuahia-Igbo Communities Of South-Eastern Nigeria. Pg.95-105. https://idl-bnc-idrc.dspacedirect.org/bitstream/handle/10625/1741/IDL-1741.pdf

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