Abi Towns And Villages

Abi is a Local Government Area in Cross River State, Nigeria, along the Cross River. Its headquarters sits at Itigidi, once known locally as “Little London” for its early mission schools. Ebonyi State borders it to the west, Biase to the south, and Yakurr to the east.

The 2006 census counted 219,800 residents. Abi holds ten wards: Adadama, Afafanyi/Igonigoni, Ebom, Ediba, Ekureku I, Ekureku II, Imabana I, Imabana II, Itigidi and Usumutong.

Abi is home to Bahumono, Agbo and Igbo (Ekureku/Imabana) communities and hosts an annual cultural festival.

The list below was checked name by name against 2015 INEC ward and polling-unit records, the GRID3 settlement gazetteer, GeoNames and OpenStreetMap:

  1. Abe Okum
  2. Abe Ominmini
  3. Abe Ugo
  4. Adadama
  5. Afafanyi
  6. Agba
  7. Agbara Igbo
  8. Akarefor
  9. Akpan
  10. Akpoha-Igbo
  11. Akpoza
  12. Anong
  13. Baromi
  14. Bazohure
  15. Benetiti
  16. Ebijakara
  17. Ebom
  18. Ediba
  19. Egbezu
  20. Egbezum
  21. Egboronyi
  22. Ekpokan
  23. Ekpon
  24. Ekureku
  25. Emin Ekpon
  26. Eminebol
  27. Enobom
  28. Enoidom
  29. Enoikporotum
  30. Enugwehuma
  31. Ezono
  32. Ibalebo
  33. Igonigoni
  34. Ijom
  35. Imabana
  36. Imina
  37. Isong Inyang
  38. Itiegeve
  39. Itigidi
  40. Ivone
  41. Lekpachiel
  42. Levachie
  43. Ngarabe
  44. Obot Uyo
  45. Rehumomet
  46. Usa Enusokwe
  47. Usumutong