| Official Name: | Ikot Akpan Essien |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | Akwa Ibom State |
| Subdivision Type2: | LGA |
| Subdivision Name2: | Oruk Anam |
Ikot Akpan Essien is a town located in the Oruk Anam Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria.[1] It is as well one among the major towns of the Abak/Midim Clan[2] both in the southern region of Nigeria.
Ikot Akpan Essien town was formally the headquarters during the then Anam local government or Anam Council[3] after it formal locations which was shifted from Ikot Okoro and latter to Urua anwa both today in Oruk Anam LGA.