South South
Akwa Ibom State
Capital: Uyo · Created 1987 · ≈5.8 million · Area 7,081 km²
Population
≈5.8 million
Size
7,081 km²
Capital
Uyo
Year created
1987
Geopolitical zone
South South
Languages
Ibibio · Annang · Oron · Efik · English
Ethnic groups
- Ibibio
- Annang
- Oron
Natural resources
- Crude oil & gas (offshore + onshore)
- Silica sand
- Clay
- Salt
- Limestone
Signature foods
- Afang soup
- Edikang ikong
- Atama soup
- Ekpang nkukwo
- Fisherman soup
- Iwuk edesi
Notable people
- Godswill Akpabio (Senate President)
- Emmanuel Emenike (footballer)
- Ini Edo (Nollywood actress)
- Ime Bishop Umoh (actor)
Culture, values & festivals
- Ekpo masquerade society
- Ndok festival
- Rich traditional wrestling
- Well-known hospitality and cuisine
Top places to visit in Akwa Ibom
- 1
Ibeno Beach
One of the longest sand beaches in West Africa.
- 2
Ibom Plaza & Ibom Tropicana
Uyo entertainment complex — cinema, mall, waterpark.
- 3
Amalgamation House, Ikot Abasi
Where Lord Lugard amalgamated Northern and Southern Nigeria in 1914.
- 4
Bridge of No Return, Ikot Abasi
Slave-trade era departure point.
About the South South
Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Edo, Rivers. Niger Delta, oil belt, mangrove creeks, Calabar carnival.