South East Nigeria

South East Nigeria (Igboland) is a region of Nigeria. It is composed of the following states: Abia, Anambra, Ebonyi, Enugu, and Imo.

Cities

Abia State

• 1 Aba
• 2 Abiriba
• 3 Ikwuano
• 4 Okigwe
• 5 Umuahia — a railway and agricultural market centre

Anambra State

• 6 Awka — the state capital
• 7 Ihiala
• 8 Nnewi — a major industrial and commercial hub
• 9 Onitsha — a historic port city from the pre-colonial era that is the state's largest city, and is home to the largest market in Africa

Ebonyi State

• 10 Abakaliki
• 11 Afikpo

Enugu State

• 12 Enugu — a popular filming location for Nollywood productions
• 13 Abor
• 14 Nsukka —
• 15 Uzo-Uwani

Imo State

• 16 Owerri — the entertainment capital of Nigeria because of its high density of hotels, high street casinos, and production studios
• 17 Orlu — the commercial capital of Imo state

Understand

Enugu

The dominant languages of the region are Igbo and English.

Climate

South East has hot and warm seasons. The wet season is warm and the hot season partly cloudy.

Agriculture and industry

In the South East of Nigeria, there are lot of common crops, including yams, cocoyams, cassava, maize, melon, vegetables and palm oil and kernels. Indigenous crafts are also produced in the region.

Talk

Although most people in the southeast speak English, it is best to learn a few words and phrases in Igbo, the dominant language here.

Get around

By car

South East Nigeria has a well-developed road system that makes travel easy by car. Vehicles can be hired at any one of the cities.

Eat

Yams are the cultural food of the Igbos, the people of eastern Nigeria.

Stay safe

This region is the safest in Nigeria, contributing the lowest percentage of fatalities in the country.