{{Use Nigerian English|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name =Calabar South |other_name = |native_name = |nickname = |settlement_type = LGA |motto = |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |flag_size = |image_seal = |seal_size = |image_map = |mapsize = |map_caption = |pushpin_map = |pushpin_label_position = |pushpin_mapsize= |pushpin_map_caption = |subdivision_type = Country |subdivision_name ={{flag|Nigeria}} |subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 =Cross River State |subdivision_type2 =Capital |subdivision_name2 = |subdivision_type3 = |subdivision_name3 = |government_footnotes = |government_type = |leader_title =Local Government Chairman |leader_name =Esther Bassey |established_title = |established_date = |area_magnitude = |unit_pref =Metric |area_footnotes = |area_total_km2 =264 |area_land_km2 = |population_as_of =2006 |population_footnotes = |population_note = |population_total =191,630 |population_density_km2 =auto |timezone =WAT |utc_offset = +1 |timezone_DST = |utc_offset_DST = |coordinates = | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 8 | mapframe-wikidata = yes | mapframe-marker = village |elevation_footnotes = |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = |postal_code_type = |postal_code =540 |area_code = |blank_name = |blank_info = |website = {{URL|www.crossriverhub.com.ng/calabar-south}} |footnotes = }} '''Calabar South''' is a Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Cross River {{!}} state, Nigeria|url=https://www.britannica.com/place/Cross-River-state-Nigeria|access-date=2021-09-16|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=About Calabar Municipal Local Government|url=https://www.crossriverhub.ng/about-calabar-municipal-local-government/|access-date=2021-09-16|website=Cross River Hub|language=en-US}}</ref> Its headquarters are In the town of Anantigha. It has an area of 264 km{{sup|2}} and a population of 191,630 according to the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 540.<ref>{{cite web | title = Post Offices- with map of LGA | work = | publisher = NIPOST | url = http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx | accessdate = 2009-10-20 | archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121126042849/http://www.nipost.gov.ng/postcode.aspx | archivedate = 2012-11-26}}</ref>
The local Government Headquarters are in Anantigha.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Calabar South Local Government |url=https://www.crossriverhub.ng/about-calabar-south-local-government/ |access-date=2022-02-28 |website=Cross River Hub |language=en-US}}</ref>
There are 12 local Government wards.<ref>{{Cite web |title=About Calabar South Local Government |url=https://www.crossriverhub.ng/about-calabar-south-local-government/ |access-date=2022-02-28 |website=Cross River Hub |language=en-US}}</ref>
==Geography and economy== Calabar South LGA has an area of 264 square kilometers (or 102 square miles) and an 81 percent humidity level. With an average temperature of 25 degrees Celsius (or 77 degrees Fahrenheit), the LGA experiences two distinct seasons: the dry and the wet.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Calabar South Local Government Area|url=https://www.manpower.com.ng/places/lga/214/calabar-south#google_vignette|website=www.manpower.com.ng|access-date=2025-11-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Weather Forecast and Conditions for Calabar South, Cross River 54, Nigeria - The Weather Channel {{!}} Weather.com|url=https://weather.com/weather/today/l/Calabar+Municipal+Cross+River+54+Nigeria?canonicalCityId=befb8c4a3ed4795cf3242df957f66fcb|website=The Weather Channel|access-date=2025-11-30|language=en-US}}</ref>
Numerous crops are farmed in Calabar South LGA, making agriculture a significant aspect of the region's economy. There are also several markets in the region, including the well-known Watt Market, and trade flourishes there.<ref name=":0" />
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{LGAs and communities of Cross River State}}
Category:Local government areas in Cross River State Category:Populated coastal places in Nigeria
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