Eastern Nigeria

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geographical region historical region

Eastern Nigeria is a historically and culturally significant region of Nigeria, known for its predominantly Igbo population, rich traditions, and role in the country’s political and economic development.

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All labels observed (10)

Label Occurrences
Southeast Nigeria 6
Eastern Region of Nigeria 5
Southeastern Nigeria 5

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf geographical region ⓘ
historical region ⓘ
colonialAdministrativeUnit Eastern Nigeria self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Region of Nigeria
containsCity Aba ⓘ
Calabar ⓘ
Enugu ⓘ
Onitsha ⓘ
Owerri ⓘ
Port Harcourt ⓘ
Uyo ⓘ
containsRegion Imo State ⓘ
surface form: Igboland
contributedTo Nigeria economic development ⓘ
Nigeria political development ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
culturalPractice New Yam Festival ⓘ
age-grade systems ⓘ
masquerade traditions ⓘ
economicActivity agriculture ⓘ
oil and gas industry ⓘ
trade ⓘ
ethnicGroup Efik people ⓘ
Ibibio people ⓘ
Ijaw people ⓘ
Ikwerre people ⓘ
Ogoni people ⓘ
hasDiaspora Igbo ⓘ
surface form: Igbo diaspora
historicalCapital Enugu ⓘ
historicalEvent Biafran secession ⓘ
influencedBy British colonial rule ⓘ
knownFor literacy and education ⓘ
palm oil production ⓘ
rich cultural traditions ⓘ
role in Nigerian Civil War ⓘ
role in Nigerian independence movement ⓘ
trade and commerce ⓘ
vibrant market towns ⓘ
language English language ⓘ
Igbo ⓘ
surface form: Igbo language

Nigerian Pidgin ⓘ
locatedIn Nigeria ⓘ
partOf Southern Nigeria ⓘ
predominantEthnicGroup Igbo people ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
Traditional African religions ⓘ
timePeriod colonial era ⓘ
post-independence Nigeria ⓘ
pre-colonial era ⓘ
traditionalPoliticalSystem council of elders ⓘ
village assemblies ⓘ
wasAdministrativeRegionFrom 1954 ⓘ
wasAdministrativeRegionUntil 1967 ⓘ

Referenced by (33)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nigeria → containsRegion → Eastern Nigeria ⓘ
Eastern Nigeria → colonialAdministrativeUnit → Eastern Nigeria self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Region of Nigeria
Igbo → primaryRegion → Eastern Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern Nigeria
Rivers State → createdFrom → Eastern Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Region of Nigeria
Imo State → locatedInRegion → Eastern Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeast Nigeria
Abia State → locatedIn → Eastern Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeast Nigeria
Southern Nigeria → hasPart → Eastern Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: South East Nigeria
Enugu → locatedInRegion → Eastern Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern Nigeria
Aba → locatedInRegion → Eastern Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern Nigeria
New Yam Festival → celebratedIn → Eastern Nigeria ⓘ
Colony and Protectorate of Nigeria → includedRegion → Eastern Nigeria ⓘ
North East Nigeria → hasBorderWith → Eastern Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: South East Nigeria
Calabar → wasCapitalOf → Eastern Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Region of Nigeria
Owerri → isIn → Eastern Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern Nigeria
Igbo people → primaryLocation → Eastern Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeastern Nigeria
University of Nigeria, Nsukka → locatedIn → Eastern Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeast Nigeria
Adamawa Plateau → locatedIn → Eastern Nigeria ⓘ
Adamawa Plateau → extendsFrom → Eastern Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: eastern Nigeria
Biafran secession → mainTerritory → Eastern Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Region of Nigeria
Nnamdi Azikiwe → headOfGovernment → Eastern Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Region of Nigeria
Anambra State → locatedIn → Eastern Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeast Nigeria
Ebonyi State → locatedIn → Eastern Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeast Nigeria
Jarawan Bantu → hasRegion → Eastern Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: eastern Nigeria
Enugu State → locatedIn → Eastern Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Southeast Nigeria
House of Assembly → usedInCountry → Eastern Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Nigeria (historically)
Biafran Air Force → operatedIn → Eastern Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: eastern Nigeria
Duke Town → locatedIn → Eastern Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: southeastern Nigeria
Henshaw Town → locatedIn → Eastern Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: southeastern Nigeria
Henshaw → locatedIn → Eastern Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: southeastern Nigeria
Peoples Democratic Party → hasStrongholdIn → Eastern Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: South East Nigeria
Annang → locatedIn → Eastern Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: southeastern Nigeria
South East geopolitical zone → historicalRegion → Eastern Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: former Eastern Region of Nigeria
South-Eastern State → locatedIn → Eastern Nigeria ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Region of Nigeria (historical context)