Nsukka
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Nsukka | |
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Town | |
 View of Nsukka from a neighboring hill | |
  Nsukka | |
| Coordinates: 6°51′24″N 7°23′45″E / 6.85667°N 7.39583°ECoordinates: 6°51′24″N 7°23′45″E / 6.85667°N 7.39583°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Enugu State |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,141.08 sq mi (5,545.38 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,410 ft (430 m) |
| Population (2006 Census)[1] | |
| • Total | 309,633
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| Time zone | GMT+1 |
| 3-digit postal code prefix | 410 |
| ISO 3166 code | NG.EN.NS |
| Climate | Aw |
Nsukka is a town and a Local Government Area in Enugu State, Nigeria. Nsukka shares a common border with Edem, Opi (archaeological site), Ede-Oballa, and Obimo.
The postal code of the area is 410001 and 410002 respectively referring to University of Nigeria Campus, and Nsukka Urban.[2]
History[]
There is a postulation that the Nsukka people migrated from Igala land, having been sired by one “Asadu”, a prince of the Igala kingdom [3] Asadu Attah (as his full name was) was a prime minister at Idah, (capital of the Igala kingdom) who had run into trouble with the king. In the ensuing commotion, he was said to have advised his four children to flee eastwards from Idah in order to avert assassination. One of the sons was believed to have settled at Okpuje; the second at Obukpa; the third. their patrilineal brother, at Eha-Alumona; while the fourth son settled at the present location of Nsukka town and was formerly known as “Ideke”.[4] The Asadu dynasty was a political dynasty in the Igala kingdom whose function to Attah is that of a prime minister (Onowu) [5]
Nsukka's Ancient Wars
Nsukka in the 18th and 19th century had one of the best fighting forces in present-day Enugu-North which they employed in waging war against their neighbours in order to gain more territories for their rising population and for other purposes[citation needed]. Each community that made up the town of Nsukka had stationed in them a fighting force made up of people from that community.[citation needed]
Nsukka's numerous wars with her neighbours were usually successful such that some surrounding communities requested help from Nsukka to protect them from their attackers.[6][dead link]
Another instance of Nsukka's expansionist bid was the war with Ejuona-Obukpa (a community in Obukpa) which eventually ended in the annexing of a part of Ejuona-Obukpa. According to D. C. Ugwu, this war should not be viewed as one between Nsukka and the entire Obukpa as Ejuona (the involved community) refused the assistance of the rest of Obukpa.[7]
By the time the war ended, Nsukka succeeded in taking parts of Ejuona-Obukpa, almost wiping out one village (Umugboguru) of all its inhabitants in the process.[5]
Climate[]
| hideClimate data for Nsukka | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 36.1 (97.0) |
36.9 (98.4) |
37.8 (100.0) |
36.7 (98.1) |
35.0 (95.0) |
33.3 (91.9) |
35.0 (95.0) |
32.8 (91.0) |
32.8 (91.0) |
34.4 (93.9) |
35.0 (95.0) |
35.6 (96.1) |
37.8 (100.0) |
| Average high °C (°F) | 33.5 (92.3) |
34.9 (94.8) |
34.7 (94.5) |
33.6 (92.5) |
32.0 (89.6) |
30.5 (86.9) |
29.5 (85.1) |
29.6 (85.3) |
30.2 (86.4) |
31.2 (88.2) |
32.6 (90.7) |
32.9 (91.2) |
32.1 (89.8) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.6 (78.1) |
27.2 (81.0) |
28.3 (82.9) |
27.4 (81.3) |
26.6 (79.9) |
25.5 (77.9) |
25.0 (77.0) |
24.8 (76.6) |
24.8 (76.6) |
25.3 (77.5) |
26.0 (78.8) |
25.6 (78.1) |
26.0 (78.8) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 20.3 (68.5) |
22.8 (73.0) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.9 (75.0) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.6 (72.7) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.3 (72.1) |
21.6 (70.9) |
20.0 (68.0) |
22.3 (72.1) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 12.8 (55.0) |
12.8 (55.0) |
16.1 (61.0) |
19.4 (66.9) |
19.4 (66.9) |
18.9 (66.0) |
19.4 (66.9) |
18.9 (66.0) |
18.3 (64.9) |
18.9 (66.0) |
14.4 (57.9) |
12.2 (54.0) |
12.2 (54.0) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 18.8 (0.74) |
15.4 (0.61) |
70.3 (2.77) |
130.1 (5.12) |
217.2 (8.55) |
251.9 (9.92) |
241.9 (9.52) |
237.1 (9.33) |
292.0 (11.50) |
200.9 (7.91) |
12.1 (0.48) |
7.7 (0.30) |
1,695.4 (66.75) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 1.4 | 1.2 | 3.9 | 6.8 | 12.2 | 13.7 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 17.8 | 12.2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 102.1 |
| Average relative humidity (%) (at 15:00 LST) | 34.3 | 37.4 | 45.6 | 56.4 | 63.6 | 68.5 | 71.3 | 70.8 | 70.3 | 66.4 | 50.5 | 38.7 | 56.1 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 186.0 | 173.6 | 182.9 | 183.0 | 186.0 | 153.0 | 117.8 | 117.8 | 123.0 | 173.6 | 219.0 | 217.0 | 2,032.7 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 6.0 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 5.6 | 7.3 | 7.0 | 5.6 |
| Source 1: NOAA[8] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Deutscher Wetterdienst (extremes)[9] | |||||||||||||
References[]
- ^ Federal Republic of Nigeria Official Gazette (15 May 2007). "Legal Notice on Publication of the Details of the Breakdown of the National and State Provisional Totals 2006 Census" (PDF). Retrieved 1 July 2010.
- ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ Ugwuja Alex. “Unresolved Issues of Igbo Origin: A Case Study of the Nsukka Migration from Igala”, An Unpublished B. A. Project Submitted to the Department of History and International Studies, Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, July 2009.
- ^ Ngwu, R. O. “Politics and Chieftaincy in Nsukka before Colonialism”, A B. A. Project Submitted to the Department of History, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, January 1980
- ^ Jump up to: a b Ozioko, M. A. (2005). Obukpa: Past and Present. Enugu: De-Adroit Innovation. pp. 55–56.
- ^ "The Death of Arua Ugwuoke and Nsukka's War with Ede-Ọbara". Ekene Ugwuanyi. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
- ^ Ugwu, D. C. (1985). This is Obukpa: The History of a Typical Ancient State. Enugu: Fourth Dimension Publishers. p. 3. ISBN 9789781562884.
- ^ "Enugu Climate Normals 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
- ^ "Klimatafel von Enugu / Nigeria" (PDF). Baseline climate means (1961–1990) from stations all over the world (in German). Deutscher Wetterdienst. Retrieved 22 July 2016.
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