Cross River State

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Location
Cross River State State nickname: The People's Paradise

Statistics
Governor (List)	Donald Duke (PDP)
Date Created	27 May 1967
Capital	Calabar
Area	20,156 km² Ranked 19th
Population 1991 Census 2005 estimate	Ranked 28th 1,865,604 3,104,446
ISO 3166-2	NG-CR

Cross River is a coastal state in southeastern Nigeria, bordering Cameroon to the east. Its capital is at Calabar, and it is named for the Cross River, which passes through the state. Igbo and Efik are major languages of this state.

The state was created in 1967 from part of the former Eastern Region, and was known as the 'South-Eastern State until 1976 when it adopted its present name. The state originally included what is now Akwa Ibom State.

Its governor since 1999 is Donald Duke. The state is ethnically diverse, including Efiks, Bekwara, and Ejagham inhabitants. The state has experienced tensions between ethnic groups as well as border clashes with other states, particularly Akwa Ibom. Most of the inhabitants of Cross River are Christian. The state government is striving to make Cross River the tourism hub of the West African coast via the Tinapa resort project. Cruise ships are eventually expected to bring in large number of tourists to enjoy the Tinapa business resort.

[edit] Administrative Divisions

Cross River is divided into 18 LGAs:

Abi
Akamkpa
Akpabuyo
Bakassi
Bekwarra
Biase
Boki
Calabar-Municipal
Calabar-South
Etung
Ikom
Obanliku
Obubra
Obudu
Odukpani
Ogoja
Yakurr
Yala

[edit] External links

Cross River State Government Homepage

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