Ubiajais a community in theEsan South-EastLocal Government Area(LGA),Edo State,Nigeria.It is at an altitude of 221 m. Most of the people belong to theEsantribe, one of the major up[1]
Ubiaja | |
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Town | |
  Ubiaja Location in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates:06°39′35″N06°22′56″E/ 6.65972°N 6.38222°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Edo State |
| Local Government Area | Esan South-East |
| Time zone | UTC+1(WAT) |
| Climate | Aw |
Ubiaja is in arain forest region,with 1,800 millimetres (71 in) to 2,000 millimetres (79 in) of rainfall each year. The red soil is fertile and many of the people farm crops such as yam,cassavaand beans, or cash crops including oil palm, cocoa and rubber.
History
editThe date of Ubiaja's founding is not known, but the kingdom of which it was the capital was founded in 1463 by immigrants[2]from theBenin Empire.The town is said to have been founded by a man called Edeikholor, treasurer of theBiniempire during the reign ofEwuare the Great.The name may be a variant of "Obiaza", meaning treasurer, or may come from "Obize", a type of fish that helped Edeikholor cross a stream, a fish which the people of Ubiaja still abstain from eating.[3]
Geography
editUbiaja is a Local Government area of Edo state, Esan South East. Ubiaja local Government consist of "Okuesan", "Emu", "Ugboha", "Emunokhua", "Ikeken", "Ebhohimi" and "Ohordua". These are the communities that make up Esan South East Local Government area of Ubiaja
References
edit- ^"WELCOME TO UBIAJA".Ubiaja Union. Archived fromthe originalon 2009-09-05.Retrieved2009-11-27.
- ^"Chapter Four: Legal Status of Immigrants: Rights For Illegal Immigrants?",Global Cities and Immigrants,Peter Lang,retrieved2024-07-01
- ^"Ubiaja newsletter".Ubiaja Union.Retrieved2009-11-27.