Official Name: | Afikpo |
Other Name: | Ehugbo |
Native Name: | Ali Ehugbo Omaka-ejali |
Settlement Type: | City |
Pushpin Map: | Nigeria |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nigeria |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Nigeria |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Ebonyi State |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Population Total: | 156,611 |
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
Coordinates: | 5.8833°N 63°W |
Demographics Type2: | Languages |
Demographics2 Title1: | National language |
Demographics2 Info1: | Igbo |
Ehugbo often referred to as Afikpo, is the second largest urban area in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. It is the headquarters of the Afikpo North Local Government Area.
It is situated in the southern part of Ebonyi State and is bordered to the north by the town of Akpoha, to the south by Unwana, to the south west by Edda LGA, to the east by the Cross River State and to the west by Amasiri town. Afikpo spans an area approximately . It is located on 6 degrees north latitude and 8 degrees east longitude. Afikpo is a hilly area despite occupying a region low in altitude, which rises above sea level. It is a transitional area between open grassland and tropical forest and has an average annual rainfall of .
The population of Afikpo is estimated at 156,611, according to the Nigerian 2006 Census.
Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical wet and dry (Aw).[1]