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Population10,776
GeoNames
RegionAbia State
Elevation82 m
269 ft
Time zoneAfrica/Lagos
Nearest airportVictor Attah International Airport (QUO)
61 km
Why visit Arochukwu
Townapedia lists 1 museum or landmark and 1 attraction in and around town.
Highlights include Ibini Ukpabi and Chief Okoroji's House.
Weather in Arochukwu
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Things to do1
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Museums and landmarks1
Chief Okoroji's House
Monument and historic site · 1.6 km
National monument of Nigeria in Arochukwu
Map of Arochukwu
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Getting there and nearby towns
Victor Attah International Airport (QUO) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 61 km away.
- Itu 22 km south, about 22 min by car
- Ohafia-Ifigh 27 km northwest, about 27 min by car
- Ikot Ekpene 32 km southwest, about 32 min by car
- Bende 36 km northwest, about 36 min by car
- Uyo 38 km south, about 38 min by car
- Amaigbo 45 km north, about 45 min by car
- Umuahia 49 km west, about 49 min by car
- Ugep 50 km north, about 50 min by car
- Calabar 66 km southeast, about 1 h by car
- Aba 68 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.
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Sources and licences
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
Photo credits
- -Remains of Long Juju Gorge, Arochuku-, late 19th century (imp-cswc-GB-237-CSWC47-LS2-041), Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain
- Good exercise Good Health, Realzinks, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Ekperedem Ekpo (Ivu Ekpo), Chimeremeze Okoro, CC BY-SA 4.0
- The Ekpo Maquerade (inum), Chimeremeze Okoro, CC BY-SA 4.0
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