Ogidi, Anambra State, Nigeria
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Ogidi, in Anambra State, Nigeria, is a historic Igbo town best known as the birthplace of renowned writer Chinua Achebe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ogidi, Anambra State, Nigeria canonical | 2 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| administrativeDivision | Idemili North Local Government Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | tropical wet and dry climate ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| countrySubdivision | Anambra State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demographics | predominantly Igbo population ⓘ |
| economy |
small-scale commerce
ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ trading ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Igbo people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalHeritage |
Igbo traditional festivals
ⓘ
masquerade performances ⓘ |
| hasLocalGovernmentHeadquarters | Idemili North LGA headquarters (Ogidi town) ⓘ |
| hasSettlementType | rural-urban town ⓘ |
| hasWritingSystem | Latin alphabet (for Igbo and English) ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Eastern Region of Nigeria (pre-1967) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | birthplace of Chinua Achebe ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English language
ⓘ
Igbo language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Anambra State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Idemili North Local Government Area NERFINISHED ⓘ Southeast Nigeria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestMajorCity | Onitsha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePersonBornHere | Chinua Achebe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postalCountryCode | NG ⓘ |
| region | Igboland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
traditional Igbo religion ⓘ |
| roadConnectivity |
connected by road to Awka
ⓘ
connected by road to Onitsha ⓘ |
| stateCapitalDistance | near Awka ⓘ |
| timeZone |
West Africa Time (WAT)
ⓘ
surface form:
West Africa Time
|
| usesCurrency | Nigerian naira ⓘ |
| utcOffset | +1 ⓘ |
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