| Official Name: | Mkpat-Enin | ||||||
| Settlement Type: | LGA and town | ||||||
| Pushpin Map: | Nigeria | ||||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||
| Subdivision Name: |  Nigeria | ||||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Akwa Ibom State | ||||||
| Leader Title: | Executive Chairman | ||||||
| Leader Name: | Hon. (Lady) Mercy Bassey | ||||||
| Unit Pref: | Imperial | ||||||
| Area Total Km2: | 397.2 | ||||||
| Population As Of: | 2022 | ||||||
| Population Footnotes: | [1] | ||||||
| Population Total: | 226,200 | ||||||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||||||
| Website: | http://mkpatenin.ak.gov.ng | ||||||
| Timezone: | WAT | ||||||
| Utc Offset: | +1 | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 4.7336°N 7.7486°W | ||||||
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Mkpat-Enin is located in the South South region of Nigeria and is a town and a Local Government Area (LGA) of Akwa Ibom State. It sits at an altitude of approximately 185m (607feet) above sea level.[2]
Mkpat Enin LGA has an area of 322.352km2 and it's the second largest local government area in Akwa Ibom State. The LGA is located within the industrial belt extending from Eastern Obolo, Etinan, Oruk Anam, Onna, to Ikot Abasi.The people are traditionally Ibibio speakers. The population was 178,036 based on the 2006 census. The area is rich in oil and natural gas; oil was discovered in Ikot Akpa/Ekop as early as 1953. Forest reserves in the local government area include timber and palm produce.[3]
One of the campuses of the Akwa Ibom State University is located in this community.[4]
The LGA has four clans and 87 villages:[5]
The Present Transition Committee Chairman of Mkpat Enin LGA is Hon. (Lady) Mercy Bassey
| Ikpa Ibom Clan (31 villages) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ikot AKata | Ikot Ayan | Ikot Akpaden | Ikot Edim | Ikot Akpaekop | Ikot Obio - Itong | Ikot Obio-Akai | Ikot Akpan |
| Ikot Ediongno | Ikot Etefia | Ikot Obong | Ikot Akpabio | Ikot Osong OtUK | Ikot Aba | Ikot Inyang Okop | Ikot Isighe |
| Ikot Eti | Ikot Enin | Ikot OkopOdong | Ikot UKwa | Ikot Oyoro | Ikot Obiondoho | Ekim | Ibioete |
| Ndon Obodom | Ikot Ekpang | Atanuk | Ikot Ekong | Ikot Obio Ekpong | Ibotio | Ndon | |
| Ukpum Minya clan (24 villages) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Etuk Nung Ukim | Eka Nung UKim | Ikot Udo Idem | Ikot Udo | Ikot Edeghe | Nkikara | Ibot | Asong | |
| Ikot Ekop | Ikot Akpabio | Ikot Obio Okoi | Ikot Abia | Ata Minya | Ikot Akpa Okop | Ikot Etefia | Ikot EkaIdeh | |
| Ikot Obong | Ikot Abasi | Ikot Ekp UK | Nung Ukim 3 | Ikot Ekpe | Mkpat Enin | Ikot Obio Akwa | Ikot Abasi Ufon | |
| Ikpa Ikono Clan (16 villages) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asana | Ikot Ekpaw | Ikot Obionso | Ibianga | Ekpuk | Ikot Esen AkpanNtuen | Ikot Abia Utok | Ikot Mkpeye | |
| Ikot Edah | Ikot Unya | Iffe | Ikot Afang | Ikot Aba si Obio Nkan | Ikot Umiang Obio Nkan | Ikot Enyiene Obio Nkan | Iton | |
| Ibiaku Clan (16 villages) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ikot Ebak | Ikot Aka | Ikot Ntot | Ikot Etina | Ikot AkpaObong | Ibekwe Akpan Nya | Nya Odiong | Minya Ntak | |
| Ikot Abia Enin | Ikot Abasi Akpan | Ikot Ekpenyong | Ndot Abat | Ikot Akanung Ikono Ekpene Ubium | Esa Ekpo | Ikot Idiong | Ibiaku | |
It is part of the Ikot Abasi / Mkpat Enin / Eastern Obolo Constituency of the Nigerian House of Representatives.[6] It is within the Catholic Diocese of Uyo.[7]
Mkpat Enin LGA is wealthy in stores of raw petroleum and flammable gas and the exercises of neighborhood and worldwide oil mining firms in the LGA contributes monstrously to the financial advancement of the area. Fishing is likewise a basic part of the economy of Mkpat Enin LGA with the area's waterways and streams being wealthy in fish. Cultivating likewise prospers in Mkpat Enin LGA with harvests, for example, plantain and vegetables filled nearby.[8]