Shops in Ayamelum, Anambra

Anambrais a state located in the southeastern part of Nigeria. Its name is an anglicized version of the original 'Oma Mbala', the native name of the Anambra River. Anambra has its capital as Akwa. There are two biggest and commercial and industrial cities in this state which are Onitsha and Nnewi. The state has its theme as "Light Of The Nation". The state is bound by Delta to the west, Imo and Rivers to the south, Enugu to the east and Kogi state to the north. The dominant ethnic group is Igbo. Anambra is the eighth most populated state in Nigeria and the second most densely populated state in Nigeria after Lagos State. The stretch of more than 45 km between Oba and Amorka contains a cluster of numerous thickly populated villages and small towns giving the area an estimated average density of 1,500â€2,000 persons per square kilometre.