| 词条 | Abakaliki |
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EtymologyThe name Abakaliki originally means Aba Nkaleke and is the name of a community in Izzi land (Nkaleke). EconomyAbakaliki, as in the past, is a center of agricultural trade including such products as yams, cassava, rice, and both palm oil and palm kernels,[1] as well as kola nuts.[2] It is also known for its local lead, zinc, salt, and limestone mining or quarrying.[1][2] They host many golf course and hotels. The huge incentives and tax holiday offered by Ebonyi state government to all major private investors have brought about a marked increase in new businesses in Abakaliki city. The government promotes both poultry and egg production.[1] HistoryAbakaliki was an important center for the slave trade in the 17th century.[3] The slave trade continued in the area with Aro raids into Abakaliki and surrounding areas through the 18th century.[4] PopulationIts 2006 population was 79,280.[1] DemographicsAbakaliki is generally populated by the Igbo people. The Igbo can be further divided into five subgroups. Abakaliki is predominantly populated by the Northeastern Igbo of the Afikpo-Abakaliki axis.[5] Abakaliki is also use to refer to people of old Abakaliki political block comprising Ohaukwu-Ishielu-Izzi-Ezza-Ikwo. InfrastructureAbakaliki lies at the intersection of the Enugu, Afikpo and Ogoja Roads.[1] Abakaliki also hosts a Federal hospital, which has largely contributed to the affordability of public healthcare delivery in the city and the state. There has been massive infrastructural developments ongoing in the urban centre; these include road construction, shopping malls and market places, trans-sahara fly-over bridges at presco and spera-in-deo junctions amongst others. EducationEbonyi State University main campus is located on the outskirts of the city. ReligionAbakaliki people like other southeastern Nigerians are predominantly Christians. Other religious faith like Traditionalist, Islam, etc are practised by handful of the natives as well as non-natives from far north of the country. Roman Catholic, Anglican Church, Pentecostal mission, etc are the dominant Christian faiths. There On March 1, 1973, the city was made the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Abakaliki.{{citation needed|date=August 2014}} Footnotes1. ^1 2 3 4 5 6 {{harvnb|Hoiberg|2010|p=7}} 2. ^1 2 {{harvnb|Cohen|1998|p=2}} 3. ^{{harvnb|Oriji|2011|pp=107–108}} 4. ^{{harvnb|Oriji|2011|p=126}} 5. ^{{harvnb|Oriji|2011|p=10}} References
4 : State capitals in Nigeria|Cities in Ebonyi State|Local Government Areas in Ebonyi State|Local Government Areas in Igboland |
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