Abia State
State in the South East, Nigeria
Abia State
Abia (Igbo: Alaọha Abia) is a state in the Southeastern region of Nigeria. The state's capital is Umuahia and its most populous city is Aba. The legislature is the Abia State House of Assembly. One of the smallest states in Nigeria, Abia is bordered to the west by Imo, east by Cross River, south by Rivers, northwest by Anambra and northeast by Enugu and Ebonyi. The state is divided between the Niger Delta swamp forests in the south and the Cross–Niger transition forests. The Imo and Aba Rivers flows along the state's western and southern borders respectively. Known for producing crude oil and natural gas, Abia ranks eighth by Human Development Index since 2019. The name "Abia" is an abbreviation of Abia state's four densely populated regions Aba, Bende, Isuikwuato, and Arochukwu. Abia's slogan is "God's own state". Abia is one of the 36 states in Nigeria, and has seventeen local government areas. It was created on 27 August 1991 out of Imo State by General Ibrahim Babangida, and it is...
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