Ebonyi State
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| Ebonyi State State nickname: Salt of the Nation | ||
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| Governor (List) | Dr. Sam Egwu (PDP) | |
| Date Created | 1 October 1996 | |
| Capital | Abakaliki | |
| Area | 5,530 km² Ranked 33rd | |
| Population 1991 Census 2005 estimate | Ranked N/A N/A 4,339,136 | |
| ISO 3166-2 | NG-EB | |
Location and Overview
Ebonyi State is an inland south-eastern state of Nigeria, populated primarily by Igbos. Its capital and largest city is Abakaliki. Afikpo is the second largest city. Other major towns are Onueke, Nkalagu, Uburu, Onicha, Ishiagu, Amasiri and Okposi. It is one of the six new states in Nigeria created in 1996; Ebonyi was created from the of old Abakaliki division of Enugu State and old Afikpo division of Abia State.
The state is led by Dr. Sam Egwu, who was elected State Governor in 1999.
Ebonyi is primarily an agricultural region. It is a leading producer of rice, yams, potatoes, maize, beans and cassava. Ebonyi also has several solid mineral resources, but little large-scale commercial mining. The state government has however given several incentives to investors in the agro-allied sector. Ebonyi is called "the salt of the nation" for its huge salt deposit at the Okposi and Uburu Salt Lakes.
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