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Enugu State (Igbo: Ora Enugu) is a state in Nigeria’s South-East geopolitical zone that is bordered to the north by the states of Benue and Kogi, to the east and southeast by the state of Ebonyi, to the south by the state of Abia, and to the west by the state of Anambra. The largest and state capital, Enugu, serves as the source of the state’s name. The city, then known as Enugwu-Ngwo, was granted township status in 1917. It was renamed Enugu in 1928 as a result of the quick expansion into territory owned by other indigenous people.
Enugu, one of the 36 states, is the 22nd most populous and 29th largest in terms of area, with approximately 4.4 million people living there as of 2016. Geographically, the state is divided between the swamp forests of the Niger Delta in the extreme south and a mosaic of drier Guinean forests and savannas, including some savanna, in the middle and northern parts. The Udi-Nsukka Plateau and the Ekulu River, which runs through Enugu, are further noteworthy geological features.
The Igbo people, who make up the majority in modern-day Enugu State, are joined by minority of Idoma and Igala peoples at Etteh Uno, a community in Igbo Eze North Local Government Area. Prior to the Aro Confederacy’s defeat by British forces in the early 1900s during the Anglo-Aro War, what is now Enugu State was a part of both the medieval Kingdom of Nri and the Arochukwu-based Aro Confederacy during the pre-colonial era. with the war, the British added the region to the Southern Nigeria Protectorate, which was then amalgamated into British Nigeria in 1914. Following the merger, Enugu rose to prominence as a symbol of anti-colonial resistance with the 1949 killing of striking coal miners in the Iva Valley.
The territory that is presently Enugu was a part of the Eastern Region after Nigeria gained independence in 1960 until May 1967, when the region was divided, at which point the area became a member of the East Central State. Less than two months later, during the three-year Nigerian Civil War, the former Eastern Region sought to secede along with what is now Enugu State, which was a member of the secessionist state of Biafra. The Biafran capital was Enugu until federal forces conquered it in October 1967. The rest of the state was fiercely contested, but much of it surrendered by June 1968. Following the end of the war and the reunification of Nigeria, the East Central State was reconstructed up until 1976, when the Murtala Muhammed dictatorship created Anambra State, which included what is now Enugu. Anambra State was separated fifteen years later, with the eastern portion being removed to create the new Enugu State. In 1996, a portion of the eastern portion of Enugu State was evacuated to create a portion of the new Ebonyi State.
Enugu State’s economy is centered on trade, services, and agriculture, primarily yams, rice, cocoyam, oil palm, and cassava. Mining, particularly of coal in the Udi Hills near the city of Enugu, was a significant small industry. Enugu State, the cultural center of places with a predominantly Igbo population, is ranked tenth in the nation for Human Development Index.
List Of Towns and Villages In Enugu State: Mpu Ndeaboh Nenwe Odume Okpanku Agbogugu Agbudu – Uga Amoli Awgu Awgunta Ezere Ihe Isu-Awa Ituku Maku Mgbidi Mgbowo Nkem Nnen – wenta Obeagu Ogbaku Ogugu Oweli Ugbo Ugwu – Eme Nike Ogwogo Ogui Akuke Amechi Obeagu Ugwuaji Agba – Umana Aguobu – owa Aguobu – Umuaji …
