Calabar ()(also referred to as Callabar, Calabari, Calbari, Cali and Kalabar) is the capital city of Cross River State, Nigeria. It was originally named Akwa Akpa, in the Efik language, as the Efik people dominate this area. The city is adjacent to the Calabar and Great Kwa rivers, and the creeks of the Cross River (from its inland delta).
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Calabar was once described as the tourism capital of Nigeria, especially due to several initiatives implemented during the administration of Donald Duke as the Governor of Cross River State. The city became the cleanest and most environmentally friendly city in Nigeria.
Administratively, the city is divided into Calabar Municipal and Calabar South Local Government Areas. It has an area of 406 square kilometres (157 sq mi) and, as of the 2006 census, a population of 371,022. Both LGAs together had an estimated population of 571,500 in 2022.
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Towns around Calabar
- Esuk Oron19 km SW
- Uyo45 km W
- Itu47 km NW
- Eket57 km SW
- Ikot Ekpene72 km W
- Bamusso85 km SE
- Ekondo Titi88 km SE
- Ohafia-Ifigh93 km NW
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