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About Nnewi
Nnewi () is a commercial and industrial city in Anambra State, southeastern Nigeria. It is the second largest city in Anambra state after Onitsha. Nnewi as a metropolitan area has two Local Government Areas, which are Nnewi North and Nnewi South, all centred around the Nnewi town. Even Ekwusigo local government area is now part of Nnewi urban area, as urbanization continues to spread from Nnewi to neighbouring communities.
From the Wikipedia article Nnewi (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Churches and places of worship1
Cathedral of Our Lady of Assumption
Church · 2.3 km
Roman Catholic church in Nnewi
Gas and EV charging2
Schools, colleges and libraries1
History
In Nnewi oral history and mythology, the rabbit ('ewi') played a great role in saving the founders of Nnewi during wars. Throughout its history, Nnewi has used its military might to maintain its borders and because of this, the killing or eating of ewi in Nnewi is forbidden to the present day. Nnewi existed as an independent kingdom from the 15th century to 1904, when British colonial administration occupied the kingdom.
Nnewi kingdom was founded on four quarters (large towns), namely Otolo, Uruagu, Umudim, and Nnewichi. Towns are made up of communities which in turn are Each divided into family units called 'umunna'. Each umunna had a first family known as the 'obi'.
The origins of the four towns had been a source of controversy as it was difficult to ascertain the origin of the history of Nnewi and the development of the towns. According to Dr. Okonkwo Alutu in Nnewi History, the most probable progenitor of the Nnewi people was a man called Mmaku. He migrated from Ndoni and had a son whom he named Ikéngà. Ikéngà had four sons; Nnewi, Isu, Ifite and Ichi. Nnewi went on to father six sons namely Digbo, Uru, Eze, Eke, Ekweludikonwu and Nnagha. Digbo begat Otolo, progenitor of the only town named after a descendant of Nnewi. The other three towns were founded by the other sons of Nnewi and migrants.
From the History section of Nnewi on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Nnewi
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Getting there and nearby towns
Chinua Achebe International Airport (ABB) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 28 km away.
- Ozubulu 10 km southwest, about 10 min by car
- Igbo-Ukwu 11 km east, about 11 min by car
- Uruobo-Okija 16 km southwest, about 16 min by car
- Nkpor 17 km northwest, about 17 min by car
- Agulu 18 km northeast, about 18 min by car
- Atani 19 km west, about 19 min by car
- Ihiala 19 km south, about 19 min by car
- Enugu-Ukwu 19 km northeast, about 19 min by car
- Onitsha 21 km northwest, about 21 min by car
- Uga 20 km southeast, about 20 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
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- St.-Cletus-Catholic-church-Nnewi, Joy-historian, CC BY-SA 4.0
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