Onitsha

E84857
city river port

Onitsha is a major commercial and river port city on the eastern bank of the Niger River in southeastern Nigeria, known for its large open-air market and vibrant trade.

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All labels observed (7)

Label Occurrences
Onitsha canonical 25
Onitsha Igbo 2
Onitsha North 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city ⓘ
river port ⓘ
climate tropical wet and dry climate ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
countrySubdivision South East geopolitical zone ⓘ
surface form: South-East geopolitical zone
crossesStateBoundaryViaBridgeTo Delta State ⓘ
demographics predominantly Igbo population ⓘ
economicSector retail trade ⓘ
transport services ⓘ
wholesale trade ⓘ
ethnicGroup Igbo people ⓘ
governanceType local government area ⓘ
hasArchdiocese Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha ⓘ
hasBridge Niger River Bridge ⓘ
Onitsha Bridge Head ⓘ
hasCathedral Basilica of the Most Holy Trinity, Onitsha ⓘ
hasEducationalInstitution Onitsha Business School ⓘ
hasInfrastructure major markets ⓘ
major motor parks ⓘ
river port facilities ⓘ
hasLocalGovernmentArea Onitsha self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Onitsha North

Onitsha self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Onitsha South
hasMarket Onitsha Main Market ⓘ
hasPortType river port ⓘ
hasTraditionalRulerTitle Obi of Onitsha ⓘ
historicalSignificance early contact point with European traders on the Niger River ⓘ
important pre-colonial trading town ⓘ
knownFor commercial activities ⓘ
large open-air market ⓘ
vibrant trade ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Igbo ⓘ
locatedIn Anambra State ⓘ
locatedInRegion southeastern Nigeria ⓘ
locatedNear Asaba ⓘ
locatedOnBank eastern bank of the Niger River ⓘ
locatedOnRiver Niger River ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
role major commercial center in Nigeria ⓘ
regional trade hub in West Africa ⓘ
timeZone West Africa Time (WAT) ⓘ
surface form: West Africa Time
transportMode river transport hub ⓘ
road transport hub ⓘ
utcOffset +1 ⓘ

Referenced by (32)

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

Eastern Nigeria → containsCity → Onitsha ⓘ
Niger River → flowsThroughCity → Onitsha ⓘ
Southern Nigeria → contains → Onitsha ⓘ
Onitsha → hasLocalGovernmentArea → Onitsha self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Onitsha North
Onitsha → hasLocalGovernmentArea → Onitsha self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Onitsha South
Benin City → roadConnection → Onitsha ⓘ
Lokoja → hasRoadConnectionTo → Onitsha ⓘ
Nnamdi Azikiwe → burialPlace → Onitsha ⓘ
this entity surface form: Onitsha, Nigeria
Anambra State → largestCity → Onitsha ⓘ
Anambra State → hasCity → Onitsha ⓘ
Asaba → nearbyCityAcrossRiver → Onitsha ⓘ
Francis Arinze → birthPlace → Onitsha ⓘ
South East geopolitical zone → largestCity → Onitsha ⓘ
South East geopolitical zone → hasMajorEthnicSubgroups → Onitsha ⓘ
this entity surface form: Onitsha Igbo
Orlu → hasTransportConnection → Onitsha ⓘ
Orlu → hasNearbyCity → Onitsha ⓘ
Christianity in Nigeria → hasImportantCity → Onitsha ⓘ
Awka → nearbyCity → Onitsha ⓘ
Igboid → hasMemberLanguage → Onitsha ⓘ
this entity surface form: Onitsha Igbo
Onitsha Main Market → locatedIn → Onitsha ⓘ
Niger River Bridge → locatedIn → Onitsha ⓘ
Niger River Bridge → connects → Onitsha ⓘ
Onitsha Bridge Head → locatedIn → Onitsha ⓘ
Onitsha Bridge Head → servesCity → Onitsha ⓘ
Basilica of the Most Holy Trinity, Onitsha → locatedIn → Onitsha ⓘ
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha → locatedIn → Onitsha ⓘ
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha → territoryIncludes → Onitsha ⓘ
this entity surface form: Onitsha urban area
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha → hasSeeCity → Onitsha ⓘ
Onitsha Business School → city → Onitsha ⓘ
Onitsha Business School → regionServed → Onitsha ⓘ
this entity surface form: Onitsha metropolitan area
Obi of Onitsha → locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity → Onitsha ⓘ
Igboland → majorCity → Onitsha ⓘ