Uyo (Nigeria)
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Name (Latin)
Uyo (Nigeria)
Coordinates
7.933333333 7.933333333 5.05 5.05 (gooearth )
E0075560 E0075560 N0050300 N0050300 (geonames )
Associated country
Nigeria
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- Forestry Association of Nigeria. Annual Conference (36th : 2013 : Uyo, Nigeria). The green economy, 2013:volume 1, cover (Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria)
- GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009(ppl; 05°03ʹ00ʺN 007°55ʹ60ʺE)
- Nigeria official standard names, 1971:p. 607 (Uyo; ppl, 5°03ʹN, 7°56ʹE)
- Cross River State (Nigeria). Conclusions of the government of Cross River State on the report of Committee of Inquiry into the College of Technology, Calabar, and College of Education, Uyo, 1976.
- Columbia-Lippincott gaz. of the world, 1966:p. 1995 (Uyo; town in Calabar Province, Nigeria)
- Nigeria official standard names, 1971:p. 607 (Uyo; ppl, 5p0s03ʹN, 7p0s56ʹE)
Wikipedia description:
Uyo is the capital of Akwa Ibom state located in South South, Nigeria. It became the capital on September 23, 1987 when Akwa Ibom was created from the former Cross River State. According to the 2006 Nigerian Census, the population of Uyo (including Itu) is 427,873, while the greater urban area, including Uruan, has a population of 554,906. The population of Uyo is put at 1,393,000 as at 2024. Ibibio is the primary indigenous language. The main campus of the University of Uyo is in Nwaniba, with satellites on Ikpa Road. Ibom Air has its head office in Uyo.
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