Onitsha
city
Onitsha (Igbo: Ọ̀nị̀chà Mmílí[3] or just Ọ̀nị̀chà) is a city on the east side of the Nigeria River, in Nigeria's Anambra State. It has a river port. In 2006, around 260,000 people lived there. It was also the largest city in Biafra.
Onitsha Ọ̀nị̀chà Mmílí Port City | |
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Metropolis | |
![]() Onitsha aerial view | |
Nickname(s): Port City, Onitsha(Osha) | |
Motto(s): Economic Hub For Commerce, Industry, And Education | |
Anthem: "With all our hearts, We Pray and ask" | |
Coordinates: 6°10′N 6°47′E / 6.167°N 6.783°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Anambra State |
LGA | Onitsha North, Onitsha South |
Founded | 1550 |
Settled | 15th Century |
Incorporated City | 19th Century |
Government | |
• Type | Constitutional Monarchy, Executive Chairman Local Government Council |
• Constitutional Monarchy | Obi of Onitsha Igwe Nnaemeka Alfred Achebe, "Agbogidi" |
• Executive Chairman | Patrick Agha-Mba Onitsha North Emeka Asoanya Onitsha South |
• Anambra North Senatorial District, Onitsha | Stella Oduah-Ogiemwonyi |
Area | |
• Metropolis | 52 km2 (20 sq mi) |
• Land | 36.12 km2 (13.95 sq mi) |
• Water | 0.067 km2 (0.026 sq mi) |
• Urban | 1,965 km2 (759 sq mi) |
• Metro | 1,965 km2 (759 sq mi) |
Population (2006 census) | |
• Metropolis | 261,604 |
• Density | 5,030.8/km2 (13,030/sq mi) |
• Urban | 7,425,000 |
• Ethnicity | Igbo >90% Others |
• Demonym | Onye Onicha (singular) Ndi Onicha (plural) (Igbo) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Postcode | 430...[2] |
Area code | 046 |
Climate | Aw |
Website | https://anambrastate.gov.ng |
References
change- ↑ UN Habitat (2009). Structure Plan for Onitsha and Satellite Towns. UN-HABITAT. ISBN 978-92-1-132117-3. Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2010-06-20.
- ↑ "Nipost Postcode Map". Nigerian Postal Service. Archived from the original on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2010-05-08.
- ↑ Okanga, Eloka Chijioke Paul Nwolisa (2003). Njepu amaka--migration is rewarding: a sociocultural anthropological study of global economic migration. Peter Lang. p. 63. ISBN 0-8204-6090-7.
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