Awka
Sign in to saveAwka () is the capital city of Anambra State, Nigeria. The city was declared capital on 21 August 1991, on the creation of a new Anambra state and Enugu state by bifurcation of the old Anambra State. The city of Enugu remained the capital of Enugu State while Awka (an administrative center since pre-colonial times), became the capital of the new Anambra State. The city has an estimated population of 301,657 as of the 2006 Nigerian census. The both LGAs of Awka South and North had an estimated population of 430,200 in 2022. The city is located at , by road, directly north of Port Harcourt in th
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Place details
- Locality
- Awka
- Region
- Anambra
- Country
- Nigeria
- Population
- 167,738
- Timezone
- Africa/Lagos
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Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Awka
- Settlement.other_name
- Anambra State Capital City
- Settlement.nickname
- Awka City
- Settlement.settlement_type
- state capital
- Settlement.motto
- Sires of Smiths
- Settlement.image_caption
- From top to left to right: Unizik Gate, State House, Works Road, Awka Aerial view, St. Patrick's Cathedral, Access Road.
- Settlement.blank_emblem_type
- Emblem
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Nigeria
- Settlement.pushpin_label_position
- bottom
- Settlement.pushpin_map_caption
- Location in Nigeria
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_name
- 25px Nigeria
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- city
- Country
- Nigeria
- Located in
- Anambra State
- Continent
- Africa
- Population
- +430200
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Capital of
- Anambra State
- Image
- Awka city.jpg
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Awka () is the capital city of Anambra State, Nigeria. The city was declared capital on 21 August 1991, on the creation of a new Anambra state and Enugu state by bifurcation of the old Anambra State. The city of Enugu remained the capital of Enugu State while Awka (an administrative center since pre-colonial times), became the capital of the new Anambra State. The city has an estimated population of 301,657 as of the 2006 Nigerian census. The both LGAs of Awka South and North had an estimated population of 430,200 in 2022. The city is located at , by road, directly north of Port Harcourt in the centre of the densely populated Igbo heartland in South-East Nigeria.
The West-East Federal highway links Lagos, Benin City, Asaba, Onitsha, and Enugu to Awka and several local roads link it to other important towns such as Oko, Ekwulobia, Agulu, Enugwu-Ukwu, Abagana and Nnewi.