Enugu State

Enugu State (Coal City State)

 Executive Governor

Right Honourable Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi

 

Deputy-Governor

 

 Mrs. Cecilia Ezeilo

 

Creation: Created 27 August, 1991.

Capital : Enugu.

Major Cities: Enugu, Agbani, Awgu, Udi, Oji-River, and Nsukka.

Geographic Profile: 6°30′N 7°30′E; Borders with Abia State and Imo State to the South, Ebonyi State to the East, Benue State to the North-East, Kogi State to the North-West and Anambra State to the West; Population of 3,267,837 ( 2006 National Population Census figure).

Economic Profile: Agriculture, Industries and Tourism. The State’s soil is good for cultivation of virtually all crops, it breeds livestock and the industrial, commercial investments and tourism potentials of the State are colossal.

Occupation: The state is predominantly agricultural with yarn, palm produce and rice being their main produce. There is in place an agricultural policy aimed at maximizing its agricultural potentials.

Ethnic Profile: Mainly Igbo-speaking people. Major cities – Agbani, Awgu, Udi, Oji-River, and Nsukka.

Local Government Area (LGA) : Aninri, Awgu, Enugu East, Enugu North, Enugu South, Ezeagu, Igbo Etiti, Igboeze, North, Igboeze South, Isiuzo, Nkanu East, Nkanu West, Nsukka, Oji River, Udenu, Udi and Uzo Uwani.

 

Raw Materials Distribution in Enugu State

ENUGU STATE

S/N LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA MINERAL RAW MATERIALS AGRO RAW MATERIALS
1 ANINRI   Maize, Cassava, Potato, Pigeon pea, Melon, Cocoyam, Castor oil seed, palm produce, Timber, Orange, Lemon, Grape, Mango, Fishery, Poultry, Beans, Yam, Kolanut
2 AWGU

Laterite

Cowpea, Yam, Maize, Cassava, Potato, Pigeon pea, Beans, Melon, Kola nut, Cocoyam, Castor seed, Palm produce, Poultry, Timber, Orange, Lemon, Grape, Mango, Fishery
3 ENUGU-EAST   Yam, Maize, Melon, Beans, Cocoyam, Potato, Pigeon pea, Cassava, Castor seed, Palm produce, Kola nut.
4 ENUGU-NORTH Coal Yam, Cassava, Maize, Melon, Potato, Beans, Kola nut, Palm produce, Cocoyam
5 ENUGU-SOUTH Coal, Laterite, Silica sand, Pyrite Yam, Maize, Melon, Beans, Cocoyam, Potato, Pigeon pea, Palm produce
6 EZEAGU Gypsum Cashew, Maize, Yam, Potato, Pigeon pea, Melon, Beans, Banana, Cocoyam, Palm produce, Mango.
7 IGBO-ETITI Iron ore, Laterite Yam, Cassava, Maize, Potato, Pigeon pea, Melon Kola nut, Cocoyam, Castor seed, Palm produce, Cashew, Orange
8 IGBO-EZE NORTH Silica sand, Laterite, Iron ore Yam, Cassava, Maize, Potato, Pigeon pea, Melon, Kola nut, Cocoyam, Castor seed, Palm produce, Cashew, Orange
9 IGBO-EZE SOUTH Iron ore, Laterite, Silica sand Maize, Yam, Pigeon pea, Melon, Kola nut, Cocoyam, Castor seed, Palm produce, Orange, Cashew.
10 ISI-UZO Ball clay, Silica sand Maize, Yam, Cocoyam, Pigeon pea, Melon, Kolanut, Potato, Castor seed, Palm produce, Cashew.
11 NKANU-EAST   Maize, Yam, Pigeon pea, Melon Kolanut, Potato, Castor seed, Palm produce, Mango, Beans, Cassava
12 NKANU-WEST   Maize, Yam, Pigeon pea, Melon, Kolanut, Potato, Castor seed, Palm produce, Mango, Beans, Cassava
13 NSUKKA   Maize, Yam, Pigeon pea, Kolanut, Castor seed, Palm produce, Cashew, Mango, Beans, Melon, Rabbitery, Cocoa
14 OJI- RIVER   Cashew, Mango, Maize, Palm produce, Melon, Cocoyam, Castor seed, Pigeon pea, Beans, Kolanut.
15 UDENU   Maize, Yam, Pigeon pea, Kolanut, Potato, Castor seed, Palm produce, Beans, Melon, Mango, Cassava, Cocoyam
16 UDI Iron ore, Silica sand Palm produce, Cassava, Maize, Yam, Pigeon pea, Melon, Cocoyam, Castor seed, Mango, Beans, Kolanut.  
17 UZO-UWANI Silica sand, Petroleum, Natural gas Palm produce, Rice, Yam, Maize, Melon, Castor seed, Banana, Beans, Pigeon pea, Plantain, Cocoyam, Cashew

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