Ekwulobia, Anambra State, Nigeria


๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Ekwulobia is an Igbo-speaking town in south-eastern Nigeria. It is the one of the largest cities in Anambra State after Awka, Onitsha, and Nnewi and their respective conurbations. It is the headquarters of the present Aguata local government and the headquarters of the old Aguata Local Government that comprised the present Aguata local government and Orumba North and South local governments.

Ekwulobia contains nine villages, traditionally treated as two sectors: Ezi and Ifite. The villages under Ezi are Umuchiana, Umuchi, Okpo, Nkono, Abogwume, and Ihuokpala, and the villages under Ifite are Agba, Ula, and Eziagulu.

The town houses an Anglican cathedral called the Cathedral Church of Saint John, a Roman Catholic cathedral called the Saint Joseph's Cathedral, and other churches.

The town also contains a central park, a large daily market, various primary, secondary, and tertiary educational institutions, hotels and resorts, a prison, a soccer stadium, and the Ekwulobian General Hospital. Ekwulobia is known for its special masquerades called the Achikwu, typically occurring during Christmas and Easter celebrations.

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Ekwulobia has a population of over 100,000 people. Ekwulobia also forms the centre of the wider Aguata district which has a population of over 370,172 people.

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Antipodal to Ekwulobia is: -172.933,-6.017

Locations Near: Ekwulobia 7.06667,6.01667

๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Igbo-Ukwu 7.017,6.017 d: 5.5  

๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Nnewi 6.915,6.024 d: 16.8  

๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Awka 7.069,6.207 d: 21.2  

๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Orlu 7.033,5.783 d: 26.2  

๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Nkpor 6.845,6.153 d: 28.8  

๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Onitsha 6.783,6.167 d: 35.5  

๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Asaba 6.74,6.193 d: 41.1  

๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Owerri 7.035,5.485 d: 59.2  

๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Enugu 7.483,6.433 d: 65.3  

๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ Umuahia 7.483,5.533 d: 70.8  

Antipodal to: Ekwulobia -172.933,-6.017

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๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ธ Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 19064.4  

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ด Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 18316  

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ซ Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 17172.1  

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Lฤซhuสปe -159.35,21.967 d: 16569.5  

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Lihue -159.35,21.967 d: 16569.5  

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Honolulu -157.85,21.3 d: 16560.6  

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Kapa'a -159.333,22.083 d: 16557.2  

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๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 16550.2  

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