Effium
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Effium | |
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Town | |
  Effium Location in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 6°38′N 8°04′E / 6.633°N 8.067°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Ebonyi State |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Effium is the largest of the autonomous Orring communities in Ebonyi State of southeast region, Nigeria.[1] Effium is located in the Ohaukwu local government area of Ebonyi State. The indigenous people are the Effium, a subgroup of the Orring people found in Ebonyi, Benue and Cross River states.[2]
The major occupation in Effium is agriculture. The major agricultural products include: yam, cassava, rice, groundnut, palm oil and timbers.
Demographics
Effium community has other minor communities known as Okporo, Okpodum, Okpere, Ivweda, Ebia, Watuma, Ogbagere, Ikachi, Ohage, Enweminyi, Ubegu, Okpudu, Uffiacha, Ibilifu, Ikachi, and Lebadọgọm communities.
History
The first tribe that settled in Effium were the Effium people then they accommodated the Ezza[3] followed by Arochukwu, Amuda and others.
