Enugu (nga)

Enugu

Enugu ranks 1,634th in number of biographies on Pantheon, behind Reggio Calabria, Duque de Caxias, Rio de Janeiro, and Reno, Nevada. Memorable people born in Enugu include Jay-Jay Okocha, Olaudah Equiano, and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Memorable people who died in Enugu include Cyprian Ekwensi, Flora Nwapa, and Nnamdi Azikiwe. Enugu has been the birth place of many soccer players, and writers and the death place of many writers, and politicians. Enugu is located in Nigeria.

Enugu verbally pronounced as "Enụgwụ" by the Igbo indigenes is a state in the South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered to the north by the states of Benue and Kogi, Ebonyi State to the east and southeast, Abia State to the south, and Anambra State to the west. The state takes its name from its capital and largest city, Enugu. The city acquired township status in 1917 and was called Enugwu-Ngwo. Due to the rapid expansion towards areas owned by other indigenous communities, it was renamed Enugu in 1928. Read more on Wikipedia