Umuahia is the capital city of Abia State in southeastern Nigeria, located on the rail line between Port Harcourt to its south and Enugu to its north. Its population was 359,230 at the 2006 census. The city is a railway and agricultural market center attracting traders and farmers who sell yams, cassava, corn, taro, citrus fruits and palm produce, and its economy includes a brewery and a palm-oil-processing plant. Nigeria's National Root Crops Research Institute and the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture both sit adjacent to the city at Umudike, and Umuahia comprises the Umuahia North and Umuahia South local government areas.
Facts
Founding Year Population Estimate Year Sources
1. Umuahia (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)
population 359,230 (2022)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 5.533333, longitude 7.483333
P1082 (population), P585 (point in time)
population 359230 (2022)
View the Source2. Umuahia (Wikipedia)
History
Umuahia was established by the British colonial administration of Nigeria in the early 20th century.
- In Group: Cities of Western Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
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