Aba, Nigeria
Aba
Enyimba City | |
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City | |
View of Aba from the Aba-Owerri road City of Aba at night Abia Multi-Specialist Hospital Aba, Abia State. Night view of Abia Multi-Specialist Hospital Aba, Abia State Azikiwe Road Aba, Abia State Aba main park. Geometric Power Plant Osisioma Aba, Abia State | |
| Nickname: Enyimba | |
| Coordinates: 5°07′N 7°22′E / 5.117°N 7.367°E | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| State | Abia |
| LGA (City) | Aba South, Aba North, |
| Local Government Areas (Urban) | Aba North, Aba South, Osisioma Ngwa, Ugwunagbo, Obingwa. |
| Incorporated (town) | Early 20th Century |
| Government | |
| • Type | Greater Aba Development Authority (GADA) |
| • Governor | Alex Otti (LP) |
| • Director General (GADA) | Uche Ukeje |
| Area | |
• City | 72 km2 (28 sq mi) |
| • Urban | 773 km2 (298 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 1,984 km2 (766 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 205 m (673 ft) |
| Population (2006 census) | |
• City | 531,340 |
| • Density | 7,400/km2 (19,000/sq mi) |
| • Urban | 1,030,121 |
| • Urban density | 1,300/km2 (3,500/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 2,534,265 |
| • Metro density | 1,300/km2 (3,300/sq mi) |
| • Ethnicity | Igbo 90% |
| • Religion | Omenala 7% Christianity 90% Islam 3% |
| GDP (PPP, 2015 int. Dollar) | |
| • Year | 2023 |
| • Total | $13.4 billion |
| • Per capita | $11,300 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| Postcode | 450... |
| Area code | 082 |
| National language | Igbo |
| Website | http://www.abiastateonline.com/ |
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Aba is a city in southeastern Nigeria. It lies along the west bank of the Aba River and is at the intersection of roads leading to settlements such as Port Harcourt, Owerri, Umuahia, Ikot Ekpene, and Ikot-Abasi.
Aba was established by the Ngwa clan of the Igbo people in Nigeria as a market town. Later, a military post was placed there by the British colonial administration in 1901. The city became a collection point for agricultural products following construction of a British-made railway running through it to Port Harcourt. Aba is a major urban settlement and commercial centre in Abia State, which is surrounded by small villages and towns. The indigenous people of Aba are the Ngwa. Aba is well known for its craftsmen, and as of 2016, Aba had an estimated population of 2,534,265, making it the biggest city in southeastern Nigeria.