Awka

Awka

      town and capital of Anambra state, southern Nigeria. The town lies along roads leading from Owerri, Umuahia, Onitsha, and Enugu. Formerly covered with tropical forest, the area around Awka now mostly consists of wooded grassland. South of the town on the slopes of the Awka-Orlu Uplands are some examples of soil erosion and gullying. Awka is the traditional home of the Igbo (Ibo) blacksmiths; early bronze artifacts have been discovered in the vicinity, and the town's artisans are still noted for their metalworking and wood carving. In the 19th century, Awka's Agballa oracle, which was subservient to the supreme Igbo oracle (Chuku) at Arochukwu, was an active instrument of the hinterland slave trade. Awka is an agricultural trade centre (yams, cassava [manioc], taro, corn [maize], palm oil and kernels) for the Igbo people of the surrounding area. Pop. (2006) local government area, 301,657.

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