Uyo
| Uyo | |
|---|---|
| City | |
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Uyo Metropolis | |
| Motto: Land of Promise | |
  Uyo | |
| Coordinates: 5°2′N 7°55′E / 5.033°N 7.917°ECoordinates: 5°2′N 7°55′E / 5.033°N 7.917°E | |
| Country |
 Nigeria |
| State | Akwa Ibom |
| Government | |
| • Type | State Capital Territory |
| • Governor | Udom Gabriel Emmanuel |
| Area | |
| • Land | 115 km2 (44 sq mi) |
| • Metro | 168 km2 (65 sq mi) |
| estimated | |
| Population (2006 census)[1] | |
| • City | 436,606 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (4,000/sq mi) |
| • Metro | 554,906 |
| Time zone | WAT (UTC+1) |
| Area code(s) | 085 |
| Vehicle registration | UYY |
| Website | http://akwaibomstate.gov.ng |
Uyo is a city and local government area in south-south Nigeria and is the capital of Akwa Ibom State, a major oil producing state . The town became the capital of Akwa Ibom State on September 23, 1987 following the creation of Akwa Ibom State from erstwhile Cross River State. The University of Uyo resides in this town. The population of Uyo, according to the 2006 Nigerian Census which comprises Uyo and Itu, is 436,606.[2] while the urban area, including Uruan, is 554,906.[3]
Transportation
The city can be accessed by road via the A342 highway, as well as Abak Road, Nwaniba Road, Itu Road, and Aka Road. Nearby airports include the Akwa Ibom International Airport at Okobo and Margaret Ekpo International Airport, Calabar.
Uyo is a fast-growing city, as it has witnessed some infrastructural growth in the past nine years. It has an intensive network of roads such as the IBB Way, Atiku Abubakar Avenue, Udo Udoma Avenue, Nsikak Eduok Avenue, and Edet Akpan Avenue which is an eight-lane superhighway and currently the widest road in Uyo.
Transportation in Uyo is mainly by Tricycles, popularly known as Keke.
Housing
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Idongesit Nkanga Secretariat, Uyo
Uyo is home to many notable housing districts such as the Ewet Housing Estate, Osongama Estate and Shelter Afrik. The city of Uyo is notably neat and hospitable to foreigners and its aborigines. Highbrow residential areas in Uyo include the prestigious Ewet Housing Estate, Osongama Estate, Shelter Afrik and a host of other choice areas in the town and its environs.
Recreation
The city boasts recreational areas such as the Ibom Connection popularly known as, "Ibom Plaza" and the prestigious Le Meridien Ibom Hotel & Golf Resort.
Education
Uyo is home to the University of Uyo, formerly known as the University of Cross River State. Its name was changed in 1991,when the government of Nigeria established it as a federal university. This school has various campuses in Uyo such as; Town Campus and Annex Campus in Ikpa Road, Permanent Site/Main Campus in Nwanibia Road, UYTH/Medical Campus at Abak Road and Ime Umana Campus at Ediene-Abak.
Uyo also houses various secondary schools; both public and privately owned.
Sister Cities
Unnao is Uyo's sister city.
See also
References
- ↑ Summing the 2 LGAs Uyo and Itu LGA's as per:
Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette (15 May 2007). "Legal Notice on Publication of the Details of the Breakdown of the National and State Provisional Totals 2006 Census" (PDF). Retrieved 2007-05-19. - ↑ Summing the 2 LGAs Uyo and Itu LGA's as per:
Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette (15 May 2007). "Legal Notice on Publication of the Details of the Breakdown of the National and State Provisional Totals 2006 Census" (PDF). Retrieved 2007-05-19. - ↑ Summing the 2 LGAs Uyo and Itu LGA's as per:
Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette (15 May 2007). "Legal Notice on Publication of the Details of the Breakdown of the National and State Provisional Totals 2006 Census" (PDF). Retrieved 2007-05-19.
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