Anambra State

Coordinates: 6°20′N 7°00′E / 6.333°N 7.000°E / 6.333; 7.000
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Anambra State
Ife Mbà  (Igbo)
Location of Anambra State in Nigeria
Location of Anambra State in Nigeria
Coordinates: 6°20′N 7°00′E / 6.333°N 7.000°E / 6.333; 7.000
Country Nigeria
Geopolitical ZoneSouth East
Date created27 August 1991
CapitalAwka
Number of LGAs21
Government
 • Governor[1]Charles Chukwuma Soludo (APGA)
 • Deputy GovernorOnyeka Ibezim (APGA)
 • Senators
 • RepresentativesList
Area
 • Total4,844 km2 (1,870 sq mi)
 • Rank35
Population
 (2006 census)
 • Total4,177,821
 • Rank14th of 36
 • Density860/km2 (2,200/sq mi)
GDP
 • Year2021
 • Total$33.26 billion
 • Per capita$5,231
Time zoneUTC+01 (WAT)
ISO 3166 codeNG-AN
HDI (2018)0.662[2]
medium · 3rd of 37
WebsiteOfficial website

Anambra State is one of the 36 states of Nigeria. The capital is Awka. Charles Chukwuma Soludo became the governor after Willie Obiano.

Activities[change | change source]

The State has many infrastructure and organizations including Anambra State Children's Parliament.

Reference[change | change source]

  1. See List of governors of Anambra State for a list of prior governors
  2. "Sub-national HDI - Area Database - Global Data Lab". hdi.globaldatalab.org. Retrieved 2018-09-13.

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