Igbo people
ethnic group of southeastern Nigeria
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Summary
Igbo people is an ethnic group[1]. It ranks in the top 0.75% of ethnic group entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (12,359 views/month, #34 of 4,529).[2]
Key Facts
- Religion or worldview: Christianity[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Anambra State[4], Abia State[5], Ebonyi State[6], Enugu State[7], Imo State[8], Benue State[9], Cross River State[10], Delta State[11], Kogi State[12], Enugu[13], Rivers State[14], Bayelsa State[15], Akwa Ibom State[16], Edo State[17]
- Country: Nigeria[18]
- Subclass of: Volta–Niger peoples[19]
- Commons category: Igbo[20]
- Has part(s): Ngwa people[21]
- Topic's main category: Category:Igbo people[22]
- Described at URL: https://africanarchive.org/en/staemme/igbo[23], https://africanarchive.org/de/staemme/igbo[24], https://africanarchive.org/fr/staemme/igbo[25]
- Population: 35,000,000[26]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[27], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[28]
- Has list: list of Igbo people[29]
- Subject has role: eponym[30]
- Language used: Igbo[31], pidgin[32]
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Influence
Things named for Igbo people include Igbo art[33], an art movement[34], in Nigeria[35], founded in 0800[36].
Why It Matters
Igbo people has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]
Entities named for it include Igbo art[33], an art movement[34], in Nigeria[35], founded in 0800[36].