Igboland
Igboland (Standard Igbo: Àlà Ị̀gbò), also known as Southeastern Nigeria (but extends into South-Southern Nigeria), is the indigenous homeland of the Igbo people. It is a cultural and common linguistic region in southern Nigeria. Geographically, it is divided into two sections by the lower Niger River: an eastern (the larger of the two) and a western one. Its population is characterised by the diverse Igbo culture and the speakers of equally diverse Igbo languages.: 307 : 315
Igboland
Àlaịgbò/Ànaịgbò | |
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| Àlà na ḿbà ṇ́dị́ Ìgbò | |
| Nickname: The East | |
| Part of | Nigeria |
| - Founding of Nri | c. 900 |
| - British Colony | 1902 |
| - Nigeria | 1914 |
| Largest City | Onitsha |
| Founded by | Proto-Igbo |
| Regional capital | Enugu |
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| Government | |
| • Type | Autonomous communities |
| Area | |
| • Total | 40,000 km2 (16,000 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 1,000 m (3,300 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 0 m (0 ft) |
| Population (2023 estimate): 15 | |
| • Total | 45 million ~ (40 million 5 main states) |
| • Density | 400/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Demographics | |
| • Language | Igbo English |
| • Religion | Syncretic Christianity (>90%) Odinani (5-10%) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| God | Chukwu |
| Alusi | Ala |
| People | Ṇ́dị́ Ìgbò |
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| Language | Ásụ̀sụ́ Ìgbò |
| Country | Àlà Ị̀gbò |
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Politically, Igboland is divided into several southern Nigerian states; culturally, it has included several subgroupings, including the Awka-Enugu-Nsukka, Anioma-Enuani, the Umueri-Aguleri-Anam groups, the Ngwa, the Orlu-Okigwe-Owerri communities, the Mbaise, the Ezza, Bende, the Ikwuano-Umuahia (these include Ohuhu, Ubakala, Oboro, Ibeku, etc.), the Ogba, the Omuma, the Abam-Aro-Ohafia (Abiriba and Nkporo), the Waawa, the Mbaise,the Ikwerre, the Ndoki, the Isu and the Ekpeye.