Nsukwa

E884087

Nsukwa is a town in Aniocha South Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria, known as one of the traditional Igbo communities in the region.

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Label Occurrences
Nsukwa canonical 2

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Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf town
administrativeDivisionLevel ward-level community in Aniocha South LGA
belongsToEthnoCulturalRegion Igbo-speaking communities of Delta State
country Nigeria
describedAs traditional Igbo community
ethnicGroup Igbo people
governedBy Aniocha South Local Government Council
hasAgriculturalZone rain-fed farming zone
hasClimate tropical rainforest climate
hasCulturalAffiliation Anioma people
hasCulturalPractice Igbo new yam festival (Iri Ji)
linked to: New Yam Festival

traditional Igbo title-taking ceremonies
hasDrySeason November to March (approximate)
hasEconomicActivity cassava cultivation
palm produce farming
small-scale trading
subsistence agriculture
yam cultivation
hasLocalGovernmentHeadquarters Ogwashi-Uku (for Aniocha South LGA)
hasPrimaryReligionDenominations Anglican Church
linked to: Anglican Communion

Catholic Church
Pentecostal churches
hasRainySeason April to October (approximate)
hasSettlementType rural town
hasTraditionalInstitution traditional Igbo chieftaincy system
languageSpoken Anioma Igbo dialect
Igbo language
linked to: Igbo
locatedIn Aniocha South Local Government Area
Delta State
Southern Nigeria
locatedInGeopoliticalZone South-South Nigeria
locatedInTimeZone West Africa Time
nationalLanguageContext English (official language of Nigeria)
nearestMajorCity Asaba
partOf Aniocha South Local Government Area
Delta North Senatorial District
region Anioma area of Delta State
religion Christianity (predominant)
linked to: Christianity

Traditional Igbo religion (minority)
roadAccess connected by local roads to other Aniocha South communities
stateCapitalOfContainingState Asaba
timeZoneUTCOffset +1
usesAdministrativeSystem Nigerian local government system
usesCurrency Nigerian naira

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