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Ehugbo often referred to as Afikpo, is the second largest urban area in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. It is the headquarters of the Afikpo North Local Government Area.

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Locality
Afikpo
Region
Ebonyi
Country
Nigeria
Population
71,866
Timezone
Africa/Lagos

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Instance of
human settlement
Country
Nigeria
Located in
Ebonyi State
Time zone
UTC+01:00
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Ehugbo often referred to as Afikpo, is the second largest urban area in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. It is the headquarters of the Afikpo North Local Government Area.

It is situated in the southern part of Ebonyi State and is bordered to the north by the town of Akpoha, to the south by Unwana, to the south west by Edda LGA, to the east by the Cross River State and to the west by Amasiri town. Afikpo spans an area approximately . It is located on 6 degrees north latitude and 8 degrees east longitude. Afikpo is a hilly area despite occupying a region low in altitude, which rises above sea level. It is a transitional area between open grassland and tropical forest and has an average annual rainfall of .

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Afikpo” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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