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Effium, Nigeria

Effium is a town of 86,945 people in Ebonyi State, Nigeria.

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Population86,945 GeoNames
Elevation115 m 377 ft
Time zoneAfrica/Lagos
Nearest airportAkanu Ibiam International Airport (ENU) 58 km

About Effium

Effium is the largest of the autonomous Orring communities in Ebonyi State of southeast region, Nigeria. Effium is located in the Ohaukwu local government area of Ebonyi State. The indigenous people are the Effium, a subgroup of the Orring people found in Ebonyi, Benue and Cross River states.

From the Wikipedia article Effium (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

History

The first tribe that settled in Effium were the Effium people then they accommodated the Ezza followed by Arochukwu, Amuda and others.

From the History section of Effium on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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Getting there and nearby towns

Akanu Ibiam International Airport (ENU) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 58 km away.

  • Ezza-Ohu 21 km south, about 21 min by car
  • Isieke 28 km south, about 28 min by car
  • Eha Amufu 33 km west, about 33 min by car
  • Abakaliki 35 km south, about 35 min by car
  • Ikem 41 km northwest, about 41 min by car
  • Obolo-Eke (1) 55 km northwest, about 55 min by car
  • Amagunze 56 km southwest, about 56 min by car
  • Ochobo 62 km north, about 1 h by car
  • Enugu 65 km west, about 1 h by car
  • Udi 79 km southwest, about 1 h 15 min by car

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