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About Abia State

Abia State got its name from the state's most populated regions, namely:Aba, Bende, Isuikwuato,Afikpo. The capital city of Abia State isUmuahia, though the largest, most populous, and commercialised city isAba. Abia state according to the 2006 population census conducted in Nigeria had a population of 4,112,230 and a total area of6,320km(2,440sqmi). The Igbo people, who are one of the indigenous peoples of south-eastern part of Nigeria, make up 95% of the population. Their traditional language, Igbo is the most commonly used language. English is also widely spoken, and serves as the official language in governance and business. Geographically, the state is divided between the Niger Delta swamp forests in the far south and the drier Cross–Niger transition forests with some savanna in the re

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