Akwa Ibom State

Type

State

Part of

Nigeria

Capital

Uyo

Geopolitical zone

South South

Created

23 September 1987

• 23 September 1987 — Akwa Ibom State was created from Cross River State · multiple sources

• Abak
• Eastern Obolo
• Eket
• Esit Eket
• Essien Udim
• Etim Ekpo
• Etinan
• Ibeno
• Ibesikpo Asutan
• Ibiono-Ibom
• Ika
• Ikono
• Ikot Abasi (Village)
• Ikot Ekpene
• Ini
• Itu
• Mbo
• Mkpat-Enin
• Nsit-Atai
• Nsit-Ibom
• Nsit-Ubium
• Obot Akara
• Okobo
• Onna
• Oron
• Oruk Anam
• Udung-Uko
• Ukanafun
• Uruan
• Urue-Offong/Oruko
• Uyo

• Uyo

• Akwa Ibom State neighbours:
  Cross River State

1. Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 — Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 · link (accessed 24 Sep 2026)
   Supports: Listed among the 36 states (s. 3); capital city in First Schedule Part I
2. States of Nigeria — Gwillim Law, Statoids · link (accessed 24 Sep 2026)
   Supports: Capital Uyo; Creation date
3. List of Nigerian states by date of statehood — Wikipedia · link (accessed 24 Sep 2026)
   Supports: Creation date
4. Akwa Ibom State — Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission (NIPC) · link (accessed 24 Sep 2026)
   Supports: Creation date
5. States of Nigeria — Wikipedia · link (accessed 24 Sep 2026)
   Supports: Geopolitical zone
6. Country Guidance: Nigeria — General remarks — European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA), February 2019 · link (accessed 24 Sep 2026)
   Supports: Geopolitical zone

Last updated 24 September 2026. Spotted an error or have a source to add? Tell us.