Atani

This article is about the city in Nigeria. For the term as used in J. R. R. Tolkien's fictional works, see Man (Middle-earth).
Atani
Atani Idu na Oba
Atani is located in Nigeria
Atani
Atani
Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 6°1′N 6°45′E / 6.017°N 6.750°E / 6.017; 6.750
Country Nigeria
StateAnambra State

Atani is a city on the eastern bank of the Niger River in Anambra State, Nigeria. Atani is the headquarter of Ogbaru Local Government Area,[1] a Local Government in the Northern Senatorial District of Anambra State.[1] It is one of the communities in Ogbaru situated in Igboland. Her political relations differ not so much from what obtains in other communities in the Igbo enclave. Disparities however exist in terms of geographical location and tradition. The political structure in Igboland begins from the family- Umunna as the smallest unit, and extends to community – Obodo, which is the largest unit.[2] It was a town populated by early fishermen and migrant settlers. Atani is still the rice, fish, yam and cassava basin of Anambra state, producing most of the food sold in many markets in Delta and Anambra States. Atani people are Ukwuani.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Map of Ogbaru Local Government Area Anambra State (Study Area)". Research Gate.
  2. ^ Ngonadi, Chioma (2021-08-31), "Archaeology of Igboland, Southeastern Nigeria", Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Anthropology, Oxford University Press, retrieved 2022-12-08
  3. ^ "INTER- COMMUNAL POLITICAL RELATIONS OF ATANI PEOPLE ..." journals.ezenwaohaetorc.org.