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 Nsukka
lies in the Udi Hills at an elevation of 1,300 feet. Nsukka is an
agricultural-trade centre for the yams, cassava, maize, taro,
pigeon peas, and palm oil and kernels produced by the local
people. Weaving
is a traditional local craft. Coal deposits have been discovered
around Obollo, a town on the main Onitsha-Makurdi road. Nsukka is
also home to the University of Nigeria, the first university
established in Nigeria after independence. It is also the site of
several other academic institutions. |
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Nsukka, has an
area of 30sq. km. and a population of about 90,000. It derives
much from its status as a university town. Infrastructural
facilities are reasonably adequate and include a large daily
market for agricultural produce at comparatively cheap prices, a
good network of roads, post offices, a telephone exchange, finance
houses and banks, medical and sporting facilities.
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