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Etim Ekpo Postal Codes & Zip Codes List

Location City/LGA States or Territories Type Postcode
Atan Etim Ekpo Akwa Ibom rural 532106
Atuai Etim Ekpo Akwa Ibom rural 532106
Ete Edet Etim Ekpo Akwa Ibom rural 532106
Ikot Akasor Etim Ekpo Akwa Ibom rural 532106
Ikot Akpan Odomo Etim Ekpo Akwa Ibom rural 532106
Ikot Ikpa Etim Ekpo Akwa Ibom rural 532106
Ikot Inyang Etim Ekpo Akwa Ibom rural 532106
Ikot Inyang Ekpo Etim Ekpo Akwa Ibom rural 532106
Ikot Obio Nta Etim Ekpo Akwa Ibom rural 532106
Ikot Udo Etor Etim Ekpo Akwa Ibom rural 532106
Ntak Inyang Etim Ekpo Akwa Ibom rural 532106
Uruk Ata Ikot Etim Ekpo Akwa Ibom rural 532106
Uruk Ata Ikot Ebo Etim Ekpo Akwa Ibom rural 532106
Uruk Ata Ikot Ekpor Etim Ekpo Akwa Ibom rural 532106
Uruk Ata Ikot Isemin Etim Ekpo Akwa Ibom rural 532106
Uruk Ata Ikot Otok Etim Ekpo Akwa Ibom rural 532106
Uruk Ata Ikot Udedia Etim Ekpo Akwa Ibom rural 532106
Uruk Ata Ikot-Akpankpan Etim Ekpo Akwa Ibom rural 532106
Uruk Ata Nsidung Etim Ekpo Akwa Ibom rural 532106
Ikot Akpa Nsek Etim Ekpo Akwa Ibom rural 532107
Ikot Akpakpan Etim Ekpo Akwa Ibom rural 532107
Ikot Edek Etim Ekpo Akwa Ibom rural 532107
Ikot Iya Etim Ekpo Akwa Ibom rural 532107
Ikot Obio Ema Etim Ekpo Akwa Ibom rural 532107
Ikot Odong Etim Ekpo Akwa Ibom rural 532107
Ikot Udo Nta Etim Ekpo Akwa Ibom rural 532107
Ikpe Atai Etim Ekpo Akwa Ibom rural 532107
Ikpe-Ikot-Akwa Etim Ekpo Akwa Ibom rural 532107
Inen Ikot Okpo Etim Ekpo Akwa Ibom rural 532107
Nto Edet Etim Ekpo Akwa Ibom rural 532107

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Description of Etim Ekpo

Etim Ekpo local government area distinct geographical expression is located 50km from Uyo, the capital city of Akwa Ibom State. Etim Ekpo is situated within 4051/-5003/ North of the Equator and the Longitude is 70 44/ East of the Greenwich Meridian. Etim Ekpo local government is bounded on the North by the Essien Udim Local Government Area, on the South just by Ukanafun LGA; on the East by Abak LGA, and on the West side by Ika LGA. Etim Ekpo occupies a total number of 183.3 square kilometers with Utu Etim Ekpo town as its headquarters.

History of Etim Ekpo 

Etim Ekpo local government is one of the Annang-speaking areas. The local government council is situated in Utu Etim Ekpo a community in Etim Ekpo. Etim Ekpo LGA is made up of just four districts of seventy-four communities and villages. The people of this clan are predominantly subsistence traders, craftsmen, and farmers. Natural resources in Etim Ekpo local government area are sharp sand, gravel, timber, and oil-palm. Right from their origin the people of Etim Ekpo are mainly farmers, but currently, the educated indigenes work as civil servants within and outside the local government area. In the area of education, In the old days, the Etim Ekpo people barely had an education but now, there are many public and private secondary schools. The local government area is even housing one private university, the Obong University which is located at Obong Ntak. The people of Etim Ekpo's local government are vast in knowledge and creative activity. Etim Ekpo local government observes two seasons which are the dry and the rainy seasons.

List of towns and villages in Etim Ekpo Local Government Area

  • Atuai
  • Atan
  • Ete Edet
  • Ikot Akpan Odomo
  • Ikot Akasor
  • Uruk District
  • And many others

Geoographical description of Etim Ekpo 

Etim Ekpo local government has significantly lots of raw petroleum and flammable gas stores. Though they like farming, fishing is additionally a significant monetary movement nearby with the few streams and in the areas being wealthy in fish. Other significant occupations of individuals of Etim Ekpo local government incorporate cultivating, kayak making and exchange.

 

Description of Akwa Ibom

Geographically, Akwa Ibom State is located in Nigeria's South-South region, and it shares borders with Cross River State to the east, Rivers State and Abia State to the west, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south. The Qua Iboe River, which runs north to south through the state before emptying into the Bight of Bonny, is the source of the state's name.  The state of Akwa Ibom, with its capital of Uyo, was established in 1987 after being separated from Cross River State. 

With a 2016 population estimate of close to 5.5 million, Akwa Ibom ranks 30th in size among the 36 states. The southernmost part of the state is bordered by the Central African mangroves, while the rest is covered by the Cross-Niger transition forests. Also noteworthy are the Imo and Cross rivers, which form the state's eastern and western boundaries, respectively, and the Kwa Ibo River, which cuts through the middle of the state on its way to the Bight of Bonny. The Stubb's Creek Forest Reserve, located in the southeastern part of the state, is a highly endangered wildlife reserve that is home to endangered species such as the African leopard and the Nigeria-Cameroon chimpanzee, as well as declining populations of crocodiles, putty-nosed monkeys, red-capped mangabeys, and Sclater's guenons. Large fish populations and a variety of cetacean species, such as bottlenose dolphins, pantropical spotted dolphins, humpback whales, and killer whales, make the state's waters just as rich in biodiversity as its landmass interior. 

Numerous peoples have lived in what is now Akwa Ibom State for hundreds of years. The Ibibio, Anaang, and Oron peoples are all linked and live in the state's northern, western, and southern regions, respectively. Ibom Kingdom and Akwa Akpa were just two of the several city-states that existed in the area that is now Akwa Ibom State before it was annexed by the British in 1884 as part of the Oil Rivers Protectorate. After the Southern Nigeria Protectorate and British Nigeria merged, much of present-day Akwa Ibom became a center of anti-colonial resistance during the Women's War and political activism through the Ibibio State Union. The British gained formal control of the area in the early 1900s before incorporating the protectorate (now renamed the Niger Coast Protectorate) into the Southern Nigeria Protectorate. 

In the years after Nigeria's independence in 1960, the territory that is now Akwa Ibom belonged to the Eastern Region till the region was split in 1967, at which point the area became part of the South-Eastern State. Less than two months later, the Igbo-majority former Eastern Region attempted to secede as the state of Biafra; in the three-year long Nigerian Civil War, now-Akwa Ibom was hard-fought over in the prelude to the Invasion of Port Harcourt, and people from Akwa Ibom were persecuted by Biafran forces because they were primarily not Igbo. After the war ended and Nigeria was reunited, the South-Eastern State was reconstituted and remained thus until 1976, when it was renamed Cross River State. In 1991, western Cross River was separated from the rest of the state to form Akwa Ibom. 

To this day, oil and natural gas production remain the backbone of Akwa Ibom State's economy, making it the state with the largest gross domestic product. 

Major cash crops in the state include cocoyam, yam, and plantain; fishing; and heliculture are also important subsectors. Because of long-standing systemic corruption, Akwa Ibom State ranks only 17th in the country in terms of Human Development Index despite its substantial oil revenues. 

Resources of Akwa Ibom

There are substantial on- and offshore oil and gas reserves. In addition, we have access to a wide variety of minerals, including limestone, clay, gold, salt, coal, silver nitrate, and glass sand. 

In the early 1950s, after petroleum exploration had begun in Nigeria in 1937, crude oil was discovered at Ikot Akata in what is now Akwa lbom State. However, a commercial discovery was made in 1958 at Olobiri in the present-day state of Bayelsa. Offshore production of crude oil, condensate, and gas by Mobil Petroleum Nigeria Limited, now Exxon/Mobil, has made the state of Akwa lbom the largest petroleum producer in Nigeria. On the coast of Akwa lbom, the Qua lboe Terminal (QIT) is among the largest Niger Delta production facilities. 

Historically, the people of Akwa Ibom have been nomadic, adapting their way of life to the climate, social norms, and cultural expectations of the time. They are a people whose traditions include a unique language, set of ideas, beliefs, customs, codes, set of institutions, set of skills, set of artworks, set of rituals, and set of ceremonies. 

As a result of stigmatization and taboos, people are discouraged from expressing or engaging in their intrinsic behaviors. Parents and children pass on their learned and malleable behaviors to their offspring. Cultural events, from weddings to the coronation of the Obong to market trading to daily life to the more recent proliferation of church-based festivals, all serve as showcases for learned behaviors. 

Like other Nigerians, the people of Akwa Ibom recognized the significance of culture as the sum of a group's practices, as reflected in their economic, social, technological, and political institutions. 

As the connecting thread between their present and their past, the people placed a premium on preserving their history. With this, people of various communities have been better able to articulate and pass on their distinct identities to future generations. Thus, these customs are codified, preserved, and passed down through various social strata, including the family, the lineage, the village, and the clan. 

The similarity of our population is to blame for the similarities in our rituals, ceremonies, and other cultural practices. There is little to no distinction between our rituals, customs, and traditions, such as our dances, songs, myths, shrines, funerals, folklore, folk art, clothing, foods, cults, festivals, and monuments. Cane and raffia works are our specialty, but we are also known for our wood carving, sculpture, and pottery. The city of Ikot Ekpene, Nigeria, has earned the nickname "RAFFIA CITY" due to its prominence as a global center for the production of raffia goods. 

Culture of Akwa Ibom

The state of Akwa Ibom has a rich cultural history. The unity of character that permeates their culture is a reflection of their rich homogeneity. This is because the people of Akwa Ibom are influenced and guided by four main cultural traits. Belief in a solid family unit; outrage at wrongdoing; a penchant for the paranormal; and a determination to fight for what's right. Their songs and dances reflect these four traits. Therefore, when we discuss the function of music and dance, we are really discussing their use as tools of social control.



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