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Igbo land (Standard Igbo: Àlà Ị̀gbò) [4] [5] is a cultural and common linguistic region in southeastern Nigeria which is the indigenous homeland of the Igbo people. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] Geographically, it is divided into two sections by; eastern (the larger of the two) and western. [ 6 ]
Southeastern Nigeria, which is inhabited primarily by the Igbo, is the most densely populated area in Nigeria and possibly in all of Africa. [ 219 ] [ 220 ] Most ethnicities that inhabit southeastern Nigeria, such as the closely related Efik and Ibibio people , are sometimes regarded as Igbo by other Nigerians and ethnographers who are not well ...
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Igbo culture (Igbo: Ọmenala ndị Igbo [1]) are the customs, practices and traditions of the Igbo people [2] of southeastern [3] Nigeria.It consists of ancient practices as well as new concepts added into the Igbo culture either by cultural evolution or by outside influence.
The region has a population of about 36 million people, around 18% of the total population of the country. Onitsha and Aba are the two most populous cities in the South East. Other large southeastern cities include Umuahia, Owerri, Nnewi, Awka, and Abakaliki. [1] The South East is predominantly Igbo ethnically and linguistically.
Nigeria is a very ethnically diverse country with 371 ethnic groups, the largest of which are the Hausa, Yoruba and the Igbo. [1] Nigeria has one official language which is English, as a result of the British colonial rule over the nation.
The Aros today are classified as Eastern or Cross River Igbos because of their location, mixed origins, culture, and dialect. Their god, Chukwu Abiama , was a key factor in establishing the Aro Confederacy as a regional power in the Niger Delta and Southeastern Nigeria during the 18th and 19th centuries.
The Ikwo is a group of the Igbo people who live in southeastern Nigeria. [1] The area is rich in mineral resources, and the ancestors of today's inhabitants developed bronze-casting techniques over a thousand years ago, some found in the town of Igbo Ukwu.