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Bende
Abia State, Nigeria · Africa
About Bende
Bende sits on the route: 30 minutes from Umuahia.
Bende is in Abia State, Nigeria, with about 80,000 people. The nearest town is Umuahia, about 16 km away.
Bende is a local government area in Abia State, Nigeria with headquarters located in Bende Community also known as Amaeke. Bende Local Government Area (L.G.A) of Abia state lies on 70 30I of the Greenwich Meridian and latitude 50 30I North of the Equator. It is composed of thirteen (13) communities, namely: Alayi,Read more
Bende, Ezeukwu, Igbere, Item, Itumbuzo, Nkpa, Ntalakwu, Ozuitem, Ugwueke, Umu-imenyi, Umuhu-Ezechi, and Uzuakoli.
The population of Bende L.G.A. according to the 2016 population census was 192,621 persons. Bende L.G.A has agriculture climatic conditions typically of the tropics. Bende is bounded in the north by Cross River State, Afikpo and Ohaozara, and in the South by Arochukwu and Ohafia, while in the East and West by Ikwuano L.G.A. and Umuahia L.G.A respectively. Agriculture is widely the occupation of the people and it is a major rice producing area in Abia state.
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Bende is in Abia State, Nigeria, about 16 km from Umuahia.
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- Population
- 79,618
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Nigeria
- Region
- Abia State
- Timezone
- Africa/Lagos
- Coordinates
- 5.5587, 7.6336
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Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.
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