Uyo

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Uyo
City
Aerial View of Uyo
Uyo Metropolis
Motto: Land of Promise
Uyo is located in Nigeria
Uyo
Uyo
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Country  Nigeria
State Akwa Ibom
Government
 • Type State Capital Territory
 • Governor Udom Gabriel Emmanuel
Area
 • Land 115 km2 (44 sq mi)
 • Metro 168 km2 (65 sq mi)
  estimated
Population (2006 census)[1]
 • City 436,606
 • Density 1,400/km2 (4,000/sq mi)
 • Metro 554,906
Time zone WAT (UTC+1)
Area code(s) 085
Vehicle registration UYY
Website http://akwaibomstate.gov.ng
File:Ibom international stadium.jpg
Godswill Akpabio International Stadium at Uyo

Uyo is a city and local government area in south-south Nigeria and is the capital of Akwa Ibom State, a major oil producing state . The town became the capital of Akwa Ibom State on September 23, 1987 following the creation of Akwa Ibom State from erstwhile Cross River State. The University of Uyo resides in this town. The population of Uyo, according to the 2006 Nigerian Census which comprises Uyo and Itu, is 436,606.[2] while the urban area, including Uruan, is 554,906.[3]

Transportation

The city can be accessed by road via the A342 highway, as well as Abak Road, Nwaniba Road, Itu Road, and Aka Road. Nearby airports include the Akwa Ibom International Airport at Okobo and Margaret Ekpo International Airport, Calabar.

Uyo is a fast-growing city, as it has witnessed some infrastructural growth in the past nine years. It has an intensive network of roads such as the IBB Way, Atiku Abubakar Avenue, Udo Udoma Avenue, Nsikak Eduok Avenue, and Edet Akpan Avenue which is an eight-lane superhighway and currently the widest road in Uyo.

Transportation in Uyo is mainly by Tricycles, popularly known as Keke.

Housing

Uyo is home to many notable housing districts such as the Ewet Housing Estate, Osongama Estate and Shelter Afrik. The city of Uyo is notably neat and hospitable to foreigners and its aborigines. Highbrow residential areas in Uyo include the prestigious Ewet Housing Estate, Osongama Estate, Shelter Afrik and a host of other choice areas in the town and its environs.

Recreation

The city boasts recreational areas such as the Ibom Connection and the prestigious Le Meridien Ibom Hotel & Golf Resort.[citation needed]

Education

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Uyo is home to the University of Uyo, formerly known as the University of Cross River State. Its name was changed when, in 1991, the government of Nigeria established it as a federal university. This school has various campuses in Uyo such as; Town Campus and Annex Campus in Ikpa Road, Permanent Site/Main Campus in Nwanibia Road, UYTH/Medical Campus at Abak Road and Ime Umana Campus at Ediene-Abak.

Uyo also houses various secondary schools; both public and privately owned.

Sister Cities

Unnao is Uyo's sister city.[citation needed]

See also

References

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