Cross River State

E59533

state in Nigeria

Cross River State is a coastal state in southeastern Nigeria known for its rich biodiversity, rainforest reserves, and the city of Calabar, a major cultural and tourism hub.

Statements (93)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	state in Nigeria →
agriculturalProduct	cassava → cocoa → maize → oil palm → rubber → yam →
airportLocatedIn	Calabar →
borderedByCountry	Cameroon →
borderedByState	Abia State → Akwa Ibom State NERFINISHED → Benue State NERFINISHED → Ebonyi State → Taraba State →
climate	tropical rainforest climate →
containsAttraction	Agbokim Waterfalls → Kwa Falls → Marina Resort Calabar → Obudu Mountain Resort → Tinapa Resort →
containsProtectedArea	Afi Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary → Cross River National Park → Mbe Mountains Community Forest → Oban Hills Division of Cross River National Park → Okwangwo Division of Cross River National Park →
country	Nigeria →
createdFrom	former South-Eastern State →
dateEstablished	1976 →
economySector	agriculture → forestry → tourism →
formerName	South-Eastern State →
governorTermStart	2023 →
hasAirport	Margaret Ekpo International Airport →
hasCapital	Calabar →
hasCoastOn	Atlantic Ocean →
hasEcosystem	mangrove forest → tropical rainforest →
hasEthnicGroup	Bekwarra people → Boki people → Efik people → Ejagham people → Obudu people → Yakurr people → Yala people →
hasGovernor	Bassey Otu →
hasLocalGovernmentArea	Abi → Akamkpa → Akpabuyo → Bekwarra → Biase → Boki → Calabar Municipal → Calabar South → Etung → Ikom → Obanliku → Obubra → Obudu → Odukpani → Ogoja → Yakurr → Yala →
hasLocalGovernmentAreaCount	18 →
hasMajorCity	Calabar →
hasMajorLanguage	Bekwarra → Efik → Ejagham → Yala →
hasMajorReligion	Christianity → Islam → Traditional African religions →
hasMajorTown	Akamkpa → Bekwarra → Ikom → Obubra → Obudu → Ogoja → Ugep →
hasNotableEvent	Calabar Carnival → Calabar International Jazz Festival → Leboku New Yam Festival →
hasRiver	Cross River → Great Kwa River →
knownFor	cultural festivals → ecotourism → rainforest reserves → rich biodiversity →
locatedIn	southeastern Nigeria →
namedAfter	Cross River →
officialLanguage	English →
timeZone	West Africa Time →
utcOffset	+1 →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Abia State →	borders
Akwa Ibom State →	bordersState
Niger Delta →	contains
Akwa Ibom State →	createdFrom
Efik people →	region
Ibibio people →	regionOfOrigin
Niger Delta Development Commission →	regionServed