{{Use Nigerian English|date=January 2023}} {{More citations needed|date=July 2016}} {{Infobox settlement | official_name = Etim Ekpo | native_name = | nickname = | settlement_type = LGA and town | motto = | image_skyline = | imagesize = | image_caption = | image_flag = | flag_size = | image_seal = | seal_size = | image_map = | mapsize = | map_caption = | pushpin_map = Nigeria | pushpin_label_position = | pushpin_mapsize = | pushpin_map_caption = | subdivision_type = Country | subdivision_name = {{flag|Nigeria}} | subdivision_type1 = State | subdivision_name1 = Akwa Ibom State | subdivision_type2 = Headquarters | subdivision_name2 = Utu Etim Ekpo | subdivision_type3 = | subdivision_name3 = | government_footnotes = | government_type = | leader_title = Chairman | leader_name = Gideon Uwah | established_title = | established_date = | area_magnitude = | unit_pref = Metric | area_footnotes = | area_total_km2 = 200.4 | area_land_km2 = | population_as_of = 2022 | population_footnotes = <ref>{{Cite web |title=Akwa Ibom State: Subdivisions|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/en/nigeria/admin/NGA003__akwa_ibom/|access-date=2024-02-05 |website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref> | population_note = | population_total = 135,200 | population_density_km2 = auto | timezone = WAT | utc_offset = +1 | timezone_DST = | utc_offset_DST = | coordinates = {{coord|5|1|N|7|37|E|region:NG|display=inline,title}} | mapframe = yes | mapframe-zoom = 8 | mapframe-wikidata = yes | mapframe-marker = village | elevation_footnotes = | elevation_m = | elevation_ft = | postal_code_type = | postal_code = | area_code = | blank_name = | blank_info = | website = | footnotes = }} '''Etim Ekpo''' is a town and Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aksgonline.com/about_people_population.html|title=Population of Akwa Ibom State|website=www.aksgonline.com|access-date=2019-12-25|archive-date=2019-04-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190401235954/http://www.aksgonline.com/about_people_population.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> The area has 11 wards. It shares boundaries with Abia state, Abak, Ukan Afun,and Ika local government areas.
== History == Created from the former Abak division, Etim Ekpo is one of the Annang-speaking areas. The seat of the local government council is in Utu Etim Ekpo a community in a Etim Ekpo.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}} The inhabitants of this town is estimated to be 108,418, according to 2006 population census.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Etim Ekpo (Local Government Area, Nigeria) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location|url=https://www.citypopulation.de/php/nigeria-admin.php?adm2id=NGA003006|access-date=2021-09-11|website=www.citypopulation.de}}</ref> Etim Ekpo Local Government Area is made up of four districts of seventy-four communities and villages.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nigeriazipcodes.com/4646/list-of-towns-and-villages-in-etim-ekpo-lga/|title=List of Towns and Villages in Etim Ekpo LGA|date=2014-02-18|website=Nigeria Zip Codes|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-25}}</ref> The people of this clime are predominantly subsistence farmer, traders and craftsmen. Natural resources in Etim Ekpo Local Government area are sharp sand, gravel, timber and oil-palm.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://ibomyellowpages.com/etimekpolga/|title=Etim Ekpo Local Government Area {{!}} IbomYellowPages|website=ibomyellowpages.com|access-date=2019-12-25|archive-date=2019-12-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191225082920/http://ibomyellowpages.com/etimekpolga/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The people of Etim Ekpo are mainly farmers, but the educated indigenes work as civil servants within and outside the local government area. In the area of education, there are many public and private secondary schools. The local government area is the home of one private university, the Obong university, located at Obong Ntak. The people of Etim Ekpo are vast in knowledge and every other creative activity.
== Geography == Etim Ekpo LGA observes two seasons which are the dry and the blustery seasons. The normal temperature of the area is 25 °C while the normal stickiness of the area is put at 88%. The normal absolute precipitation recorded in Etim Ekpo LGA is 3250 mm per year.{{Citation needed|date=January 2024}}
== Economy == Etim Ekpo LGA has significantly a lot of raw petroleum and flammable gas stores. Fishing is additionally a significant monetary movement nearby with the few streams and feeders in the areas being wealthy in fish. Other significant occupations of individuals of Etim Ekpo LGA incorporate kayak making, cultivating, and exchange.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Etim Ekpo Local Government Area |url=https://www.manpower.com.ng/places/lga/81/etim-ekpo |access-date=2022-03-19 |website=www.manpower.com.ng}}</ref>
== List of towns and villages in Etim Ekpo LGA ==
Source:<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nigeria |first=Media |date=2018-04-18 |title=List Of Towns And Villages In Etim-Ekpo L.G.A, Akwa Ibom State |url=https://www.medianigeria.com/list-of-towns-and-villages-in-etim-ekpo-akwa-ibom-state/ |access-date=2022-03-19 |website=Media Nigeria |language=en-US}}</ref>
=== Uruk District ===
# Atan # Atuai # Ete Edet # Ikot Akasor # Ikot Akpan Odomo # Ikot Ikpa # Ikot Inyang # Ikot Inyang Ekpo # Ikot Obio Nta # Ikot Udo Etor # Ntak Inyang # Uruk Ata Ikot # Uruk Ata Ikot Ebo # Uruk Ata Ikot Ekpor # Uruk Ata Ikot Isemin # Uruk Ata Ikot Otok # Uruk Ata Ikot Udedia # Uruk Ata Ikot-Akpankpan # Uruk Ata Nsidung # Uruk Ata Ikot Akpan
=== Ikono District ===
# Ikot Akpa Nsek # Ikot Akpakpan # Ikot Edek # Ikot Iya # Ikot Obio Ema # Ikot Odong # Ikot Udo Nta # Ikpe Atai # Ikpe Ikot Akwa # Inen Ikot Okpo # Nto Edet # Nto Unang # Nung Oko Ikot # Nwot Ikono # Ikot Edet -Affia
=== Utu Etim District ===
# Ekwet Ikot Ebo # Etek Utu Ikot Eboro # Ikot Akpan # Ikot Mboho # Ikot Nkim # Nto Obo # Uruk Ata Ikot Akpan # Uruk Eshiet # Utu Etim Ekpo # Utu Idung Akpan Udom # Utu Ikot Ekpo # Utu Ikot Imonte # Utu Ikot Nkor # Utu Nsekhe
=== Obong District === # Abak Obong # Abat Town # Esa Obong # Ibio Edem Urua # Ibio Nung Achat # Ibio Nung Iba # Ikot Ama # Ikot Awak # Ikot Ese # Ikot Inung # Ikot Iya # Ikot Mkporikpo # Ikot Obio Ama # Ikot Udo Obong # Ikot Umo Ebat # Mkporikpo Utit-Idim # Ndot Obong # Obon Ebot # Obong Ata Essien # Obong Ikot Akpan # Obong Ntak # Obong Utit Idim # Omum Unyam # Otoro Obong # Udianga Enem ===Utut Annang District=== #Ikot Nyah #Ikpe Annang #Uruk Ata 11 #Iwukem #Edem Akai #Ikot Ayah #Ikot Ama #Ikot Esop
==Political Wards== {| class="wikitable mw-collapsible" |- !Wards !Ward Centers |- |Etim Ekpo 1 |Primary School, Utu Nsehe |- |Etim Ekpo 2 |Primary School, Esa Obong |- |Etim Ekpo 3 |Primary Sch., Uruk Ata Ikot Isemin |- |Etim Ekpo 4 |Primary Sch., Utu Ikot Imonte |- |Etim Ekpo 5 |St. Joseph Cath. Sch., Ikot Edet |- |Etim Ekpo 6 |Primary Sch., Uruk Ata Nsidung |- |Etim Ekpo 7 |Primary School, Eka Uruk Essiet |- |Etim Ekpo 8 |Primary School, Obong Ntak |- |Etim Ekpo 9 |Holy Rosery Pri. Sch., Ikot Udobong |- |Etim Ekpo 10 |Primary School, Uruk Ata II |- |Etim Ekpo 11 |Primary Sch., Iwukem |}
<ref>{{Cite book |last=Akwa Ibom State Independent Electoral Commission |url=https://www.iec.ak.gov.ng/political_wards.html |title=Political Wards In Akwa Ibom State |date=2015 |publisher=AKISIEC}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{LGAs and communities of Akwa Ibom State}}
Category:Local government areas in Akwa Ibom State Category:Towns in Akwa Ibom State
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