Asanga, Nigeria

Nung Ikot Asanga
Town in Nigeria
Etymology: Ilung Annang
Map of Nigeria with mark showing location of Asanga
Map of Nigeria with mark showing location of Asanga
Asanga
Location of Asanga in Nigeria
Coordinates: 04°53′34″N 07°43′34″E / 4.89278°N 7.72611°E / 4.89278; 7.72611
Country Nigeria
StateAkwa Ibom State
LGAOruk Anam
Elevation
252 m (830 ft)
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

Asanga also known as Nung Ikot Asanga is a town located in the Nung Ikot Clan, Oruk Anam local government area of Akwa Ibom State, the southern region of Nigeria.[1][2][3]

Nung Ikot Asanga also called Asanga Town is among the Annang ethnical group of Akwa Ibom State. The town is subdivided into five villages: Ataessien, Ikot Enuah, Ikot Akpanang, Ikot Oboho and Ikot Eweh.[4]

It shares some common boundaries with Ikot Okoro, Ntak Ibesit, Obiakpa. Others include Ikot Afanga, and Nung Ikot Obiodo.[5]

  1. ^ "Details- Asanga". Getamap.
  2. ^ National Gazetteer of Place Names: Cross River State. National Population Bureau, Demographic Division. 1985.
  3. ^ Office, Nigeria Federal Census (1964). Population Census of Nigeria, 1963: Northern Region: Eastern Region. 2 pts.
  4. ^ "Details - Asanga". Mapcarta Pub. Retrieved 2017-09-18.
  5. ^ "Asanga - Nearby". 1worldmap.com/Nigeria/Akwa-Ibom-State/Asanga/2349240. Retrieved 2017-09-18.