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Explore Akai Awu in Nigeria

Akai Awu in the region of Akwa Ibom is a town in Nigeria - some 305 mi or ( 491 km ) South of Abuja , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Akai Awu is now 02:46 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Lagos " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Yaoundé, Douala, Buea, Malabo, and Uko Itak. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Yaoundé . Where to go and what to see in Akai Awu ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Oron, Nigeria

Oron is a Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Oron, home to the Maritime Academy of Nigeria. It has an area of 64 km² and a population of 87,461 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 523.

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Located at 4.83 8.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Local Government Areas in Akwa Ibom State, Populated places in Akwa Ibom State

Maritime Academy of Nigeria

The Maritime Academy of Nigeria is a federally owned educational institute in Oron, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Originally called the Nautical College of Nigeria, it was established in 1979 to educate and train shipboard officers, ratings and shore-based management personnel. The first batch of Cadets graduated in 1983. In 1988 the college's mandate was expanded to training all levels and categories of personnel for all facets of the Nigerian maritime industry.

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Located at 4.83 8.23 (Lat./Long.); Less than 13 km away
Tags: Akwa Ibom State, Maritime colleges, Universities and colleges in Nigeria

Akwa Ibom Airport

Akwa Ibom Airport is an airport in Oron serving Uyo, the capital city of the Akwa Ibom state in Nigeria and other neighbouring towns in the state, including Eket, Ikot Ekpene and Oron. The first phase of the construction of the airport began in 2006 and was completed in 2009. Akwa Ibom Airport opened on September 23, 2009,and the first scheduled passenger service commenced on December 2, 2009, when Arik Air began offering flights to Abuja and Lagos.

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Located at 4.88 8.10 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Airports in Nigeria, Akwa Ibom State

Great Kwa River

The Great Kwa River (also called Kwa Ibo River or Kwa River) flows through Cross River State, Nigeria, draining the east side of the city of Calabar. The river ecology is under threat from human activity.

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Located at 4.78 8.40 (Lat./Long.); Less than 23 km away
Tags: Cross River State, Rivers of Nigeria

Kwa Ibo River

The Kwa Ibo River (also Quaibo River) is a river that rises near Umuahia in Abia State, Nigeria and flows in a southeastern direction through Akwa Ibom State to the Atlantic ocean. The river runs through the grounds of the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture in Umudike. The river feeds a zone of mangrove swamps linked by creeks and lagoons that is separated from the sea by a low and narrow ridge of sand.

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Located at 4.54 7.99 (Lat./Long.); Less than 30 km away
Tags: Abia State, Rivers of Nigeria