Mkpat-Enin

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Mkpat-Enin
LGA and town
Mkpat-Enin
Coordinates: 4°44′1″N 7°44′55″E / 4.73361°N 7.74861°E / 4.73361; 7.74861
Country  Nigeria
State Akwa Ibom State
Time zone WAT (UTC+1)

Mkpat-Enin is located in the south east of Nigeria and is a town and a Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State. It is at an altitude of about 185 m.[2]

The LGA has an area of 322.352 km2 and is located within the industrial belt extending from Eastern Obolo, Etinan, Oruk Anam, Onna to Ikot Abasi. The people are traditionally Ibibio speakers. The population was 178,036 based on the 2006 census. The area is rich in oil and natural gas. Oil was discovered in Ikot Akpa/Ekop as early as 1953. Forest reserves include timber and wood, palm produce.[3]

One of the campuses of the Akwa Ibom State University of Technology is located in this community.[4] it has four clans and 87 villages as follows: Ikpa Ibom – Clan, 31 villages. They are;

1. Ikot AKata, 2. Ikot Ayan, 3. Ikot Akpaden, 4. Ikot Edim 5. Ikot Akpaekop, 6. Ikot Obio - Itong 7. Ikot Obio-Akai, 8. Ikot Akpan 9. Ikot Ediongno, 10. Ikot Etefia, 11. Ikot Obong 12. Ikot Akpabio 13. Ikot Osong OtUK 14. Ikot Aba 15. Ikot Inyang Okop 16. Ikot Isighe 17. Ikot Eti 18. Ikot Enin 19. Ikot OkopOdong 20. Ikot UKwa 21. Ikot Oyoro 22. Ikot Obiondoho 23. Ekim 24. Ibioete 25. Ndon Obodom 26. Ikot Ekpang 27. Atanuk 28. Ikot Ekong 29. Ikot Obio Ekpong 30. Ibotio 31. Ndon Ukpum Minya clan, 24 villages; they are;

1. Etuk Nung Ukim 2. Eka Nung UKim 3. Ikot Udo Idem 4. Ikot Udo 5. Ikot Edeghe 6. NkIkotara 7. Ibot 8. Asong 9. Ikot Ekop 10. Ikot Akpabio 11. Ikot Obio Okoi 12. Ikot Abia 13. Ata Minya 14. Ikot Akpa Okop 15. Ikot Etefia 16. Ikot EkaIdeh 17. Ikot Obong 18. Ikot Abasi 19. Ikot Ekp UK 20. Nung Ukim 3 21. Ikot Ekpe 22. Mkpat Enin 23. Ikot Obio Akwa 24. Ikot Abasi Ufon Ikotpa Ikotono Clan, 16 villages; they are, 1. Asana 2. Ikot Ekpaw 3. Ikot Obionso 4. Ibianga 5. Ekpuk 6. Ikot Esen AkpanNtuen 7. Ikot Abia Utok 8. Ikot Mkpeye 9. Ikot Edah 10. Ikot Unya 11. Iffe 12. Ikot Afang 13. Ikot Aba si Obio Nkan 14. Ikot Umiang Obio Nkan 15. Ikot Enyiene Obio Nkan 16. Iton Ibiaku Clan, 16 villages, they are; 1. Ikot Ebak 2. Ikot Aka 3. Ikot Ntot 4. Ikot Etina 5. Ikot AkpaObong 6. Ibekwe Akpan Nya 7. Nya Odiong 8. Minya Ntak 9. Ikot Abia Enin 10. Ikot Abasi Akpan 11. Ikot Ekpenyong 12. Ndot Abat 13. Ikot Akanung Ikono Ekpene Ubium 14. Esa Ekpo 15. Ikot Idiong 16. Ibiaku[5]

It is part of the Ikot Abasi / Mkpat Enin / Eastern Obolo Constituency of the Nigerian House of Representatives.[6] It is within the Catholic Diocese of Uyo.[7]

References

  1. ↑ http://communityservicecontent.blogspot.com.ng/2014/12/mkpat-enin-lga-know-your-clan-and.html
  2. ↑ "Nkpat-Enin". Geonames. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
  3. ↑ "Mkpat Enin". Akwa Ibom State Government. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
  4. ↑ "Brief Introduction". Akwa Ibom State University of Technology. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
  5. ↑ http://communityservicecontent.blogspot.com.ng/2014/12/mkpat-enin-lga-know-your-clan-and.html
  6. ↑ "Ikot Abasi / Mkpat Enin / Eastern Obolo Constituency". AfDevInfo. Retrieved 2009-12-08.
  7. ↑ "Diocese of Uyo". Catholic Church in Nigeria. Retrieved 2009-12-08.

Coordinates: 4°44′1″N 7°44′55″E / 4.73361°N 7.74861°E / 4.73361; 7.74861

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