Unwana

Unwana
Ali Unwara light of the state
Unwara
City
Unwana
Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 5°51′45″N 7°56′55″E / 5.86250°N 7.94861°E / 5.86250; 7.94861Coordinates: 5°51′45″N 7°56′55″E / 5.86250°N 7.94861°E / 5.86250; 7.94861
Country Nigeria
State Ebonyi State
Population (2006)
  Total 120,000
Unwana home of education

Unwana, also known as Unwara, is a town and the third-most important urban area in Ebonyi State, Nigeria. It is situated in the southern part of Ebonyi State. It is bordered in the north by Afikpo, in the west by Edda, and in the East by cross river state. It is the home town of late Ezeogo Dr Akanu Ibiam the knight commandant of British empire and the first governor of old eastern region of the Nigeria. It is where Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic Unwana, Ebonyi State is located .

History and geographical study

Unwana is a city on the hill, which is the home town of late Ezeogo Dr Akanu Ibiam, who was the first governor of eastern Nigeria.

Unwana city is located in eastern Nigeria at Ebonyi state. It is located in latitude 5.7833' and in logitude 7.9333'. Altitude 354 feet (107 m), lat (DMS) 5'46',long (DMS) 7'55'60E.

Unwana city is bounded on the west by cross-river state river, in the west by Afikpo.

Size, Unwana city has a total land area of approximately 190 km^2 but actual occupies 10% of the total land area. People and population the Igbo remains the largest tribe in Unwana city. As the place where Akanu Ibiam Federal Polytechnic is located and the capital of Ubeyi Development center. It also inhabits some of the tribes in the country. Although Unwana city is among the largest town in Ebonyi state, as of 1991, the total population of Unwana was put at 120,000 people.

Unwana city is a highland area of 200 m above sea-level.the town can be divided into two sub-regions, namely the narrow lowland area with the Itara river and Ubeny river, and the low-narrow sandy beach.

Unwana City is purely a riverine town. It has beaches like Unwana beach and Ozara Lake.

Unwana City is located in the equatorial climate belt of Nigeria. It has a high temperature of between 27' and 38' with a low annual range of temperature. Rainfall is high with a maximum during June/July and September/October with a short August break. Humidity, due to its nearness to the river is moderate.

Unwana City has one vegetation belt which is the freshwater swamp.

Inhabitants of Unwana City are involved in a large number of economic activities which include: small-scale industries, fishing, administration, commercial, transportation, trading and education.

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Climate

Köppen-Geiger climate classification system classifies its climate as tropical wet and dry (Aw).[1]

Climate data for Unwana
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 32.6
(90.7)
33.8
(92.8)
33.8
(92.8)
33.4
(92.1)
32
(90)
30.8
(87.4)
29.3
(84.7)
28.6
(83.5)
29.9
(85.8)
30.8
(87.4)
32.1
(89.8)
32.6
(90.7)
31.6
(89)
Daily mean °C (°F) 27.5
(81.5)
28.5
(83.3)
29
(84)
28.7
(83.7)
27.6
(81.7)
26.7
(80.1)
25.4
(77.7)
25.6
(78.1)
26
(79)
26.6
(79.9)
27.4
(81.3)
26.4
(79.5)
27.1
(80.8)
Average low °C (°F) 22.5
(72.5)
23.2
(73.8)
24.2
(75.6)
24
(75)
23.3
(73.9)
22.6
(72.7)
22.9
(73.2)
22.7
(72.9)
22.2
(72)
22.4
(72.3)
22.8
(73)
22.8
(73)
23
(73.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 19
(0.75)
34
(1.34)
84
(3.31)
159
(6.26)
247
(9.72)
261
(10.28)
303
(11.93)
270
(10.63)
309
(12.17)
269
(10.59)
57
(2.24)
15
(0.59)
2,027
(79.81)
Source: Climate-Data.org (altitude: 62m)[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Climate: Unwana - Climate graph, Temperature graph, Climate table". Climate-Data.org. Retrieved 2014-02-20.
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