Esan North-East Explained

Official Name:Esan North-East
Settlement Type:LGA
Pushpin Map:Nigeria
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Nigeria
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Edo State
Subdivision Type2:Capital
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2006
Timezone:WAT
Utc Offset:+1
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Wikidata:yes
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Marker:village

Esan North-East is a Local Government Area located in Edo State of Nigeria. It has an estimated population of 119,346.[1] Its headquarters are in Uromi/Uzea.

It has an area of and a population density of (2016).[2]

Towns and villages

Uromi, Egbele, Unuwazi, Utako, Onewa, Awo, Uzea, Eror, Idumoza,Ebhoijie, Arue, Ubierumu-Oke, Ebue, Ewoyi, Odigwele, Eguare, Oyomon, Eko-Ibadin, Efandion, Atani, Ualor-Oke, Amedokhian, Ukoni, Ewoki, and Ebun.[3]

Economic mainstays

Commerce, cottage industry, agriculture, furniture making, and wood processing.

Tourist centers and attractions

Onojie palaces.

Natural resources

Rubber, kaolin, and timber.

Major agricultural products

Cassava, rice, yams, maize, tomatoes, okra, melon, cocoyam, and rubber.

Health facilities

General hospital, clinics, and maternity homes.

Educational facilities

There are 15 secondary schools and 35 private primary schools. Among these schools are the Our Ladies of Lourd, Girls College, and Onewa Technical College.[4]

Geography

Esan North-East is bordered with Atani by Ubiaja, Ebhoiyi by Igueben, Ivue and Obeidu by Irrua, Uzea by Afemai, Amendokhian by Ugboha with towns in all its surroundings.

Government

The North-East Local Government Area is divided into two constituencies. Constituency 1 comprises Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, while constituency 2 comprises Wards 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, making a total of 10 political wards represented by two representatives in the Edo State House of Assembly.[5]

Notable people

Esan North-East has produced well-known individuals who are popular in both state and national level. These include:

Religion

The people of Esan North-East include Christians, Migrated Muslims and African traditionalists. Before the Europeans, there existed some of the oldest examples in Africa of African traditional religion.

In 1908, Christianity came to Uromi in Esan North-East through the evangelism of a Roman Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Joseph Corbeau, a European missionary who was residing then at Ubiaja (seat of Esan-South-East Local Government Area). The people of Uromi, in support of the traditional monarch Ogbidi Okojie, accepted the new religion and after a period of catechetical instruction and evangelism, built a church on land donated by the monarch and his council of Chiefs.[21]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nigerianstat.gov.ng/Connections/Pop2006.pdf 2006 National Census (Nigeria)
  2. Web site: Nigeria: Administrative Division (States and Local Government Areas) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map. citypopulation.de. 2020-04-20.
  3. Web site: Nigeria . Media . 2018-04-19 . List Of Towns And Villages In Esan North-East L.G.A, Edo State . 2023-05-01 . Media Nigeria . en-US.
  4. Book: Ikuenobe-Otaigbe, Eve.. The Esan people of Nigeria, West Africa. 2012. E. Ikuenobe-Otaigbe. 978-1-4771-0762-1. [Atlanta, Ga.]. 794709239.
  5. Web site: Esan North- East LGA . 2023-01-24 . www.finelib.com.
  6. Web site: 2017-10-01. Five Independence Day Heroes. 2021-06-25. The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. en-US.
  7. Web site: 2013-08-25. Those who use Church's resources to buy private jets have questions to answer - Archbishop Ekpu. 2021-06-25. Vanguard News. en-US.
  8. Web site: OKOGIE Card. Anthony Olubunmi. 2021-06-25. press.vatican.va.
  9. Web site: 2018-12-01. Tony Anenih: End of an era. 2021-06-25. The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. en-US.
  10. Web site: 2018-11-03. How Awolowo influenced me to join Air Force – AVM Okpere. 2021-06-25. The Sun Nigeria. en-US.
  11. Web site: VESTER TECHNOLOGIES, LLC :: Georgia (US) :: OpenCorporates. 2021-06-25. opencorporates.com.
  12. Web site: 2020-09-19. On the Recent Pardon of Ambrose Alli and Anthony Enahoro, By Eric Teniola - Premium Times Opinion. 2021-06-25. en-US.
  13. Web site: Central Bank of Nigeria:: Board of Directors. 2021-06-25. www.cbn.gov.ng.
  14. Web site: Professor E. Okoeguale. 2021-06-25. Official Website of Esan North East Local Government Area. en-US.
  15. Web site: Is Edo PDP Unfair To This Immediate Former Honourable Minister of Works?. 2021-06-25. en-US.
  16. Web site: Flourish Itulua-Abumere. 2021-06-25. Official Website of Esan North East Local Government Area. en-US.
  17. Web site: Embassy of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. 2021-06-25. www.nigerian-embassy.org.
  18. Web site: 2016-01-22. SPOTLIGHT ON THE ORDINATION OF BISHOP MATTHEW A. OKPEBHOLO. 2021-06-25. The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. en-US.
  19. Web site: Sensors Increase Productivity in Harsh Environments | NASA Spinoff.
  20. Web site: Robert Okojie NASA Aeronautics Research Institute. 2021-06-25. nari.arc.nasa.gov.
  21. Web site: Nigeria . Media . 2022-04-14 . History Of Esan North-East LGA, Edo State . 2023-01-24 . Media Nigeria . en-US.

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