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Onitsha Destination Guide

Explore Onitsha in Nigeria

Onitsha in the region of Anambra State with its 561,066 inhabitants is a town in Nigeria - some 207 mi or ( 334 km ) South of Abuja , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Onitsha

Current time in Onitsha is now 04:51 PM (Thursday) . 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: Douala, Malabo, Umuinya, Umuahia, and Port Harcourt. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Douala . We saw some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Onitsha ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

TUO DOWN BY EFIZY NOW

3:51 min by efizynow
Views: 2346 Rating: 5.00

A LUV SONG TRULY INSPIRED BY THE CITY ACROSS THE NIGER SIMPLY ONE OF THE BEST FEEL GOOD SONG S SO FAR N THE 'ONITSHA NWANNE' ALBUM STILL ONE OF HIPHOPS MOST ANTICIPATED THIS YEAR ..

Niger Bridge at Onitsha, December 18 - 19, 2007 Modernnomad67's photos around Onitsha, Nigeria

2:38 min by TripAdvisorTRIPWOWu
Views: 1795 Rating: 1.00

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EZEUGBO FESTIVAL, Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria

0:22 min by Richie Omo
Views: 622 Rating: 0.00

This is a Festival...Thanking God for a great harvest. Now it is more of something that brings the youths of the town together. ..

Chinedum Asanobi Foundation putting smiles on the faces of our children

15:28 min by CAFOUNDATIONS
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Interesting facts about this location

Onitsha

Onitsha (Igbo: Ọ̀nị̀chà Mmílí or just Ọ̀nị̀chà) is a city, a commercial, educational, and religious centre and river port on the eastern bank of the Niger river in Anambra State, southeastern Nigeria.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 6.17 6.78 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Cities in Igboland, Communities on the Niger River, Onitsha, Populated places in Anambra State, States and territories established in 1550

Okpoko

Okpoko is a town in Anambra State, Nigeria. It sits on the east bank of the Niger River just north of the larger city of Onitsha. As of 2007 Okpoko had an estimated population of 177,608.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 6.18 6.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 4 km away
Tags: Populated places in Anambra State

Nkpor

Nkpor is a town in Idemili North local government area of Anambra state, southeastern Nigeria. The town of Nkpor had an estimated population of 109,377 in 2007. It is attached to the much larger city of Onitsha to the west, Oze to the north west, Ogidi to the north, Umuoji to the north east and Obosi to the south. The name 'Nkpor' is derived from the adulteration of the igbo word 'nkpochi' meaning 'persistence'.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 6.15 6.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 5 km away
Tags: Populated places in Anambra State

Obosi

Obosi is a town in Anambra State, southeastern Nigeria. A hotly contested site during the Nigerian Civil War, the town of about 140,000 people is one of the most densely populated in West Africa.

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Located at 6.12 6.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Populated places in Anambra State

Oba, Anambra

Oba is a town in Nigeria. It was formerly the headquarters of the Idemili-South Local Government Area in Anambra State and lies approximately 7 kilometers south of Onitsha along the old Owerri-Onitsha Trunk A Road. The present traditional ruler of Oba town is Igwe Peter C Ezenwa.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 6.07 6.83 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Populated places in Anambra State

Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Onitsha