Igbo · Clan · Northern Igbo
Ugbawka
Recorded in Enugu. A register entry gathers the towns the sources list, the names borne there and the records the archive holds, instead of opening only one article.
The record
What the archive holds for Ugbawka
| Region | Enugu |
|---|---|
| Division | Northern Igbo |
| Ethnic group | Igbo |
| Recorded as | clan |
Its towns are Ugbawka and Amurri. Ugbawka is reported to be derived from various village groups belonging to Nos. 32 and 33, particularly from Akpugo.
The group is also named in the claims of others: Ozalla and Obe of Akegbe-Ozalla (No. 33) say they are related to it. Ugbawka is counted among the settlements of the southern Nkanu plains, which were filled by movement west out of the eastern uplands.
Sources
Forde & Jones (1950), The Ibo and Ibibio-Speaking Peoples of South-Eastern Nigeria, pp. 28-30 and 33-36, Table II and notes
Towns
The 2 towns recorded inside Ugbawka
- Amurri
- Ugbawka
Names
Names borne in Ugbawka
No names recorded
A name is attached to a place by its documented origin, and no published name in the register names Ugbawka yet. This is the state of the name material rather than a statement about the names people bear.
Archive records
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