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South East

5 states · 22 million people · 0 km²
Geopolitical zone comprising Anambra, Imo, Abia, Enugu, Ebonyi.
🏛️
5
States
📍
95
LGAs
👥
22.0M
Population
🎓
25
Universities
🛒
11
Markets
🚏
49
Transit stops
South East on the map
State centroids · click any pin to open the state page
States in South East
5 states · alphabetical · click any state for the full profile
Capital: Umuahia
Largest
17
LGAs
3.7M
Pop
km²
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Capital: Awka
Top pop
21
LGAs
5.5M
Pop
km²
Explore Anambra →
Capital: Abakaliki
13
LGAs
2.9M
Pop
km²
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Capital: Enugu
17
LGAs
4.4M
Pop
km²
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Capital: Owerri
27
LGAs
5.4M
Pop
km²
Explore Imo →
States compared
All 5 states side by side · sortable metrics
State Capital LGAs Areas Population km² GDP (USD m)
Abia Umuahia 17 3 3,727,300 $4,500
Anambra Awka 21 3 5,527,800 $11,800
Ebonyi Abakaliki 13 2 2,880,400
Enugu Enugu 17 3 4,411,100 $5,300
Imo Owerri 27 2 5,408,800 $4,800
Universities in South East
25 tertiary institutions across the zone
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state · Est. 1981 · Abia
university
private · Est. 2005 · Enugu
university
state · Est. 2000 · Anambra
university
private · Est. 2016 · Enugu
university
state · Est. 2017 · Imo
university
state · Est. 1999 · Ebonyi
university
state · Est. 1980 · Enugu
university
federal · Est. 1981 · Enugu
college of education
federal · Est. 1978 · Imo
polytechnic
Markets across South East
11 markets · trade hubs throughout the zone
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Anambra · Wholesale
Anambra · Wholesale
Anambra · Open
Anambra · Open
Enugu · Open
Enugu · Open
Enugu · Open
Imo · Open
Abia · Wholesale
South East at a deeper look
Languages, ethnic groups, religions and economic profile aggregated across all states

🗣️ Top languages

Igbo 5 statesEnglish 5 states

👥 Ethnic groups

Igbo 5 states

⛪ Religions

Christianity 5 states

💼 Major industries

Agriculture Oil & Gas Education Manufacturing (Aba) Trading Leather Commerce (Onitsha Market) Manufacturing ICT Agriculture (Rice)
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About the South East zone

The South East zone is one of Nigeria's six geopolitical zones, grouping 5 states with a combined population of approximately 22 million across 0 km² of land area. Geopolitical zone comprising Anambra, Imo, Abia, Enugu, Ebonyi.

The zone hosts 95 Local Government Areas, 25 universities, 11 markets, and 49 mapped transit stops. Click any state below to drill into its specific profile, LGAs, areas, and points of interest.

States in the South East zone

The 5 states in South East are: Abia (capital: Umuahia), Anambra (capital: Awka), Ebonyi (capital: Abakaliki), Enugu (capital: Enugu), and Imo (capital: Owerri).

Each state has its own comprehensive profile on Locate.ng covering governor, motto, demographics, climate, economy, major industries, postal codes, transit options, universities, NYSC camps and a full long-form profile.

What we cover for South East

For this zone, we aggregate data across every constituent state: total 8 businesses in our directory, 17 institutions (government offices, embassies, agencies), 7 NIPOST postal codes, and 0 indexed commute routes. Use the states grid above to drill into any specific state, the comparison table to see all states side by side, the universities section for tertiary education options, the most populous LGAs for urban centres, or the demographics breakdown for languages, ethnic groups and industries.

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From this zone you can also navigate sideways into Locate.ng's cross-cutting domains: the commute planner for step-by-step BRT, Danfo, Keke and Lagbus directions; postal codes for NIPOST lookup; jobs and employers for hiring; real estate for rentals and sales; NYSC for orientation logistics; intercity transport for road and air routes; verified services for trades and professionals; and editorial guides for long-form local intelligence.