Abia State

state in Nigeria
AdministrativeArea state_of_nigeria Q320852
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Abia State

Summary

Abia State is a state of Nigeria[1]. It draws 4,252 Wikipedia views per month (state_of_nigeria category, ranking #9 of 43).[2]

Key Facts

  • Abia State is located in Nigeria[3].
  • Abia State is in the country of Nigeria[4].
  • Abia State's head of government is recorded as Alex Otti[5].
  • Abia State is on the continent of Africa[6].
  • Abia State's instance of is recorded as state of Nigeria[7].
  • Abia State's capital is recorded as Umuahia[8].
  • Abia State's official language is recorded as English[9].
  • Abia State's shares border with is recorded as Enugu State[10].
  • Abia State's shares border with is recorded as Ebonyi State[11].
  • Abia State's shares border with is recorded as Cross River State[12].
  • Abia State's shares border with is recorded as Akwa Ibom State[13].
  • Abia State's shares border with is recorded as Rivers State[14].
  • Abia State's shares border with is recorded as Imo State[15].
  • Aba River is named after Abia State[16].
  • Abia State's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ukwa East[17].
  • Abia State's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Aba North[18].
  • Abia State's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Umunneochi[19].
  • Abia State's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Umuahia South[20].
  • Abia State's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Umuahia North[21].
  • Abia State's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ukwa West[22].
  • Abia State's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Osisioma Ngwa[23].
  • Abia State's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ohafia[24].
  • Abia State's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Obi Ngwa[25].
  • Abia State's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Isuikwuato[26].
  • Abia State's contains the administrative territorial entity is recorded as Ikwuano[27].

Body

Geography

Abia State is in the country of Nigeria[4]. It is located in Nigeria[3]. It is on the continent of Africa[6].

Physical Characteristics

Abia State covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+6320'}[28]. Population counts include {'amount': '+2845380'}[29] and {'amount': '+3727347'}[30].

Designation and Status

Abia State's instance of is recorded as state of Nigeria[7].

History and Context

August 27, 1991 marks the founding of Abia State[31]. Aba River is named after it[16].

Why It Matters

Abia State draws 4,252 Wikipedia views per month (state_of_nigeria category, ranking #9 of 43).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . nggovernorsforum.org. Retrieved . nggovernorsforum.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . abiastate.gov.ng. abiastate.gov.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . abiastate.gov.ng. abiastate.gov.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . abiastate.gov.ng. abiastate.gov.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . abiastate.gov.ng. abiastate.gov.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . abiastate.gov.ng. abiastate.gov.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . abiastate.gov.ng. abiastate.gov.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . abiastate.gov.ng. abiastate.gov.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . abiastate.gov.ng. abiastate.gov.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . abiastate.gov.ng. abiastate.gov.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . abiastate.gov.ng. abiastate.gov.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . abiastate.gov.ng. abiastate.gov.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . abiastate.gov.ng. abiastate.gov.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . naijahomebased.com. naijahomebased.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . naijahomebased.com. naijahomebased.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . naijahomebased.com. naijahomebased.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . naijahomebased.com. naijahomebased.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . naijahomebased.com. naijahomebased.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . naijahomebased.com. naijahomebased.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . naijahomebased.com. naijahomebased.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . naijahomebased.com. naijahomebased.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . naijahomebased.com. naijahomebased.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . naijahomebased.com. naijahomebased.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [31] ↑ . abiastate.gov.ng. abiastate.gov.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [30] ↑ . abiastate.gov.ng. abiastate.gov.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ann', 'ar', 'az', 'azb', 'be', 'bg', 'bol', 'ca', 'ceb', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en
    Gnd id → 10011087-3
    Sitelink count → 68
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Flag image → Flag of Abia (new).png
    P14541 → 21fL31
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  3. 13w ago · Daniel Vincenc · 2026-06-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coat of arms image → ABSG Coat of Arms Master.png
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P94]]: ABSG Coat of Arms Master.png"
  4. 18w ago · King ChristLike · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Head of government → Alex Otti
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P6]]: [[Q18631942]]"
  5. 19w ago · Shem.iz · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Capital → Umuahia
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 5.4166666666667, 'lon': 7.5}
    Inception → +1991-08-27T00:00:00Z
    Legislative body → Abia State House of Assembly
    + 34 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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