Umuahia

Understand

thumb|Abia State Tower Umuahia is the capital of Abia State. It has its place in history as the second capital of Biafra State after the first, Enugu, was captured by the Nigerian Forces during the Nigerian Civil War. It retained this designation until the Nigerian Forces finally overcame the rebellion, at which point it suffered neglect from the Nigerian government as a form of retaliation, observable to this day.

An area made up of the Igbo people by and large, it got its peculiar name from a British misspelling of the Igbos' original name for their community.

There are industries that help drive its economy, such as a brewery and a palm-oil-processing plant. Nigeria's National Root Crops Research Institute, at Umudike, is adjacent to the town.

The city is well known for being an agricultural market centre in south East Nigeria. It is also a railway collection point for crops such as yams, cassava, vegetables,palm kernel among others. It is the host of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike (MOUAU) formerly known as Federal University of Agriculture (FUAU), Government College Umuahia, Trinity College and several hospitals like Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Umuahia (formerly Queen Elizabeth Hospital). Umuahia comprises of two local government areas namely; Umuahia North and Umuahia South.

Umuahia is made up of two local government areas which are Umuahia North and Umuahia South. These two local government is made up of five clans which are:

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Get around

Umuahia has a superb road network and low population density and this makes it to rarely ever have a traffic jam or delay. Commercial Tricycles popularly known as Keke and buses, as well as the state-owned Green Shuttle Buses are used as the major means of transportation in Umuahia. age cost of transportation within Umuahia varies and depends on the economy of the time.

Eat

Most of the restaurants and eateries in Umuahia offer African cuisines, International cuisine, Dine-in, Takeaway and delivery services. The foods they serve their customers is super spicy and delicious, yummy, rich & tasty foods. These restaurant and eateries include:

Drink

Umuahia has beautiful bars and beer joints where tourists and visitors can go and cool off after their day-to-day activities. Some of these bars include:

Stay safe

Umuahia could easily be described as a city of refuge, due to the fact it houses a war museum. Over the years, the city has grown through several challenges, from acting as a capital for the defunct Republic of Biafra to the several security problems that plagued the city for some time. Despite all these challenges, Umuahia can be said to be a safe place due to a mix of her rich culture and business acumen. The city is open in terms of culture and religion both for residents and tourists, and this makes it very easy for every one to get assimilated into the society.

Go next

From Umuahia, you can travel to different cities and States in Nigeria such as:

Owerri Aba Abiriba Afororu Anara Ikot Ekpene Umuezee Ezuhu Nguru Umuaka Ohafia Okigwe Orlu Osisioma Uyo