Etinan is located within the

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part of

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and constitutes one of the

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in the oil rich

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. Known for its agricultural and arts craft products, the area forms one of the most peaceful locations in the

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State of Nigeria. Etinan is also home to the famous Peacock Paints Industries and NIFOR zonal office. Within Etinan LGA, is the village of Mbioto, home town of the former

Akwa Ibom state Akwa Ibom State is a state in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered on the east by Cross River State, on the west by Rivers State and Abia State, and on the south by the Atlantic Ocean. The state takes its name from the Qua Iboe ...

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, the village of

Ikot Udo Abia Ikot Udo Abia is a village in ward four of the Etinan local government area, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.

, which was part of the route of the

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. Ekpene Obom is a village in Etinan where Leprosy Hospital, Nigeria is located. Akwa Ibom Statete College Of Health Technology, is also located in Etinan.

Historical background

Following the recommendations of the Akilu commission of Inquiry into the administrative structure of the then South Eastern State, Etinan Local Government was created in 1976 out of the former

Uyo Uyo is the capital city of Akwa Ibom in South South Nigeria. Ibibio is the language spoken in Uyo. It became the capital on September 23, 1987 when Akwa Ibom was created from the former Cross River State. According to the 2006 Nigerian Cens ...

Division with Etinan as its headquarters.

People & Culture

The area is mainly inhabited by the Iman Ibom people who are characteristically dynamic, imaginative, industrious and intelligent. They generally speak Ibibio language and have a rich cultural heritage. Some of the cultural societies found here are Ekpo, Ekong, Ebre and Idiong. A greater percentage of the people are Christians although some forms of

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are practiced by few people. Their culture is reflected and displayed through dances, arts, and crafts. The main occupation of the people centres around farming and petty trading. Crops cultivated include yams, cassava, cocoyam and maize. Small scale manufacturing is also carried out by the people. A number of the people also engage in palm-wine tapping, crafts-making,

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and baking.

Geographical Location & Climate

Etinan Local Government Area is located on latitude 05001’N and longitude 07054’E. It is 26 kilometres south of

, the

capital and 24 kilometres north of

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. It shares common boundaries with

Onna Onna is a Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Its name comes from an acronym of the names of the four predominant clans in the area: Oniong, Nnung Ndem, Awa Afaha and Awa. Onna has a population of about 495,000 ...

Nsit Ibom Nsit Ibom is a Nigerian local government area located within central Akwa Ibom State and sharing boundaries with Ibesikpo Asutan, Etinan, Nsit Ubium and Uyo Local Government Areas. The people of Nsit Ibom are of the Ibibio ethnic extraction. Nsi ...

, Mkpat Enin,

Abak :''Abak is also a nickname for the painter Hans von Aachen. For the place in Pakistan, see Abak, FATA.'' Abak is a town and Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The LGA was previously part of Cross River State. It was later sub di ...

and

Local Government Areas. The entire local government area lies in the tropical rainforest belt and has two distinct seasons – the rainy season and the dry season. The vegetation is evergreen.

Natural Resources

There are large deposits of mineral resources such as clay, glass, sand and sharp sand. Agricultural resources include palm produce, cassava and yam.

Commerce

Some of the most famous markets are Udua Etinan which is in the capital of the Etinan, Udua Mkpafi which is in Ikot Isong, along with other markets.

Population

According to the

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of Nigeria in 2006.

References

{{LGAs and communities of Akwa Ibom State Local Government Areas in Akwa Ibom State 1976 establishments in Nigeria