Mkpat-Enin is located in the

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region of

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and is a town and a

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(LGA) of

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. It sits at an altitude of approximately above

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. Mkpat Enin LGA has an area of and it's the second largest local government area in Akwa Ibom state. The LGA is located within the industrial belt extending from Eastern Obolo, Etinan, Oruk Anam, Onna, to Ikot Abasi. The people are traditionally

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speakers. The population was 178,036 based on the 2006

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. The area is rich in oil and

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; oil was discovered in Ikot Akpa/Ekop as early as 1953. Forest reserves in the local government area include timber and palm produce. One of the campuses of the Akwa Ibom State University of Technology is located in this community. The LGA has four clans and 87 villages:
The Present Executive Chairman of Mkpat Enin LGA is Hon. (Prince) Anieokpon E. Ekpo It is part of the Ikot Abasi / Mkpat Enin / Eastern Obolo Constituency of the Nigerian House of Representatives. It is within the

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Diocese of

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 ...

Economy

Mkpat Enin LGA is wealthy in stores of raw petroleum and flammable gas and the exercises of neighborhood and worldwide oil mining firms in the LGA contributes monstrously to the financial advancement of the area. Fishing is likewise a basic part of the economy of Mkpat enin LGA with the area's waterways and streams being wealthy in fish. Cultivating likewise prospers in Mkpat enin LGA with harvests, for example, plantain and vegetables filled nearby.

References

{{LGAs and communities of Akwa Ibom State Local Government Areas in Akwa Ibom State Towns in Akwa Ibom State