Ika, Nigeria
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Ika is a Local Government Area
in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
. The headquarters of the Ika local government area is Urua Inyang.
Ika is one of the eight Annang local government areas of the present thirty-one local government areas in Akwa Ibom State. Ika local government area of Annang people Annang
or Ika people (Ika-Annang) were formerly in the old Abak which was subdivided into other local governments resulting in five new local government areas, namely Abak
, Oruk-Anam, Etim-Ekpo
, Ukanafun
and Ika local government areas.
Ika local government area of Akwa Ibom (Ika people of Akwa Ibom) state of Nigeria is different from Ika Language which is one of the languages spoken in Delta State of Nigeria. The language of the Ika people of Akwa Ibom State is an Annang
dialect of the Annang
/Efik/Ibibio people.
Local Government Area
A local government area is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a state, province, division, or territory....
in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
. The headquarters of the Ika local government area is Urua Inyang.
Ika is one of the eight Annang local government areas of the present thirty-one local government areas in Akwa Ibom State. Ika local government area of Annang people Annang
Annang
The Annang is a cultural and ethnic group that lives in the Coastal Southeast Nigeria...
or Ika people (Ika-Annang) were formerly in the old Abak which was subdivided into other local governments resulting in five new local government areas, namely Abak
Abak
Abak is a town and Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. The LGA was created on September 1987 and it was previously part of Cross River State. It was later sub divided into other local government areas such as Oruk Anam, Etim Ekpo, Ukanafun and Ika...
, Oruk-Anam, Etim-Ekpo
Etim-Ekpo
Etim Ekpo is a town and Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.Created from the former Abak division, Etim Ekpo is one of the Annang-speaking areas....
, Ukanafun
Ukanafun
Ukanafun is located in the south east of Nigeria and is a Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State.Ukanafun was carved out from Abak and Opobo divisions of Cross River State...
and Ika local government areas.
Ika local government area of Akwa Ibom (Ika people of Akwa Ibom) state of Nigeria is different from Ika Language which is one of the languages spoken in Delta State of Nigeria. The language of the Ika people of Akwa Ibom State is an Annang
Annang
The Annang is a cultural and ethnic group that lives in the Coastal Southeast Nigeria...
dialect of the Annang
Annang
The Annang is a cultural and ethnic group that lives in the Coastal Southeast Nigeria...
/Efik/Ibibio people.