Itu is located in the
southeast
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of
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
and is a
Local Government Area
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of
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 ...
. The Local Government Area occupies a landmass of approximately 606.1 0 square kilometers. It is bounded in the
North
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Etymology
T ...
and
North-East
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by
Odukpani
Odukpani is a Local Government Area in Cross River State, Nigeria. It lies between latitude 5°4'52.46''N and longitude 8°20'59.7''E and has an elevation approximately 413 ft. It is largely populated by the Efik people.
President Olusegun ...
in
Cross River State and Arochukwu in
Abia State
Abia State ( ig, Ȯha Abia) is a state in the South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, it is bordered to the north and northeast by the states of Enugu, and Ebonyi, Imo State to the west, Cross River State to the east, Akwa Ibom State to the ...
, in the West by
Ibiono Ibom and
Ikono
Ikono is a Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, located in the South South of Nigeria. It is bounded at the North by Ini Local Government Area, South by Abak and Uyo Local Government Areas, East by Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area and West b ...
Local Government Areas, in the
South
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and
southeast
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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 ...
and
Uruan
Uruan is located in the south of Nigeria and is a Local Government Area of the Akwa Ibom State.
Uruan Local Government Area was created in 1988 from the Uyo Local Government Area. It covers an approximate land mass of 449 km2. Its population, acco ...
Local Government Areas, respectively.
Towns and Villages in Itu LGA
The following Towns and villages that make up Itu LGA, they are:
Oku,
Obot Etim,
Mbiabo,
Ema Itam,
Ikot Annie,
Ekit Itam,
Obong Itam,
Ekiri Itam,
Mbak Atai,
Ikot Ayan,
Ekim itam
Ikot Andem Itam
Ikot Akpan,
Abong,
Mbiatok Itam,
Mbiaku Itam,
Mmkpeti,
Efe Itam,
Afaga Itam
Akon Itam
Ayadehe,
Ibam,
Adang Itam
Ikot Anyan
Ntiat
Ikot Ukono,
Ikot Ebom Itam;
Ikot Ekang;
Ikot Ekwere Itam;
Ikot Emien Itam;
Ikot Etpuk;
Ikot Mbonde Itam;
Ikot Obio Atai I;
Ikot Obio Enang;
Ikot Obong Edong;
Ikot Abiyak
Mbak Ikot Oku;
Mbak Obio;
Mbribit Itam;
Ntak Inyang;
Nung Ukot Itam;
Nwut Usiong,
Afaha Ube;
Afaha Ude Oke;
Atai Ibiaku Itam;
Ekit-Itom Akpan Obong;
Ikot Abasi Itam;
Ikot Akpabio-Ayadehe;
Ikot Onoi;
Ikot Udo
Mkapna Uruk, and Ika oku.
Economy of the Itu LGA people
Farming is a major occupation in Itu LGA with various harvests, for example, gmelina, raffia palm, oil palm, and plantain filled nearby. Additionally, a few mineral stores are found in Itu LGA and these incorporate raw petroleum, salt, limestone, and rock. Fishing is also one more basic element of the economy of Itu LGA with the space's numerous waterways being wealthy in fish. Other significant ventures embraced by individuals of Itu LGA incorporate exchange and stumbling.
Itu local government council's Secretariat been located in Mbak Atai Itam beside at calabar-ltu highway road that linked to cross-rivers state.
17 May 1994-year was inaugurated day Itu L.G.A became established by Military administrator, LT.Col Yakubu Bako.
Notable people
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Emem Eduok
Samuel Emem Eduok (born 31 January 1994) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a winger and striker for Croatian club Hajduk Split.
Club career
Born in Itu, Eduok played for Dolphins and Akwa United, and was the second-top sc ...
(born 1994), footballer
References
External links
Satellite Map of Akwa Ibom Stateon Google Maps World Gazetteer
akwaibomnewsonline.com: Akwa Ibom State News from Various News Sourcesibomvillagesquare.com: Akwa Ibom Village Square Portaluncommontransformation.tv: Uncommon Transformation multimedia portal
{{LGAs and communities of Akwa Ibom State
States and territories established in 1987
Local Government Areas in Akwa Ibom State