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Nsit Ibom | |
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Coordinates: 4°53′0″N 7°54′0″E / 4.88333°N 7.90000°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Akwa Ibom State |
Government | |
• Chairman | Hon. Eric Effiong Akpan |
Area | |
• Total | 55.8 sq mi (144.6 km2) |
Population (2022)[1] | |
• Total | 137,900 |
• Density | 2,500/sq mi (950/km2) |
Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
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Nsit Ibom is a local government area in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, it shares common boundaries with Ibesikpo Asutan, Etinan, Nsit Ubium and Uyo Local Government Areas. The people of Nsit Ibom are of the Ibibio ethnic extraction.[2]
Nsit Ibom has a male population of 57,750 and a female population of 50,861 for aa total of 108,611 according to the 2006 National Census.[3]
September 1991 In September 1991, the present Nsit Ibom Local Government Area was carved out leaving Nsit Ubium with its present two clans — Nsit and Ubium with 65 recognised villages and some other villages which are in existence.