City Details: Onitsha
A few alternate names for Onitsha are: Onicha, Onicjo, Onitsha, Oniĉjo, Onịchạ, QNI, ao ni cha, onicha, Онитша, Онича
Onitsha is a city on the eastern bank of the Niger River, in Anambra State, Nigeria. Onitsha along with various cities and towns in southern Anambra State, northern Imo State and neighboring Delta State on the western bank of the Niger River, form a continuous metropolitan area.
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Onitsha
General Information
- Official Name: Nigeria
- Common Name: Nigeria
- Population: 1553000
- Timezone: Africa/Lagos
- Coordinates: 6.14978, 6.78569
- Country Code: NGA
- Continent: Africa
Closest Airports to Onitsha
- 1. Asaba International Airport (ABB), distance from city center: 14.62 km
- 2. Sam Mbakwe International Airport (QOW), distance from city center: 92.85 km
- 3. Akanu Ibiam International Airport (ENU), distance from city center: 93.07 km
Location of Onitsha
Country Details
- Country: Nigeria
- Official Name: Federal Republic of Nigeria
- Capital: Abuja
- Region: Africa
- Subregion: Western Africa
- Population: 206,139,587
- Area: 923,768 km²
- Languages: English
- Currency: Nigerian naira (₦)
- Timezones: UTC+01:00
- Flag:
Has borders with:
- Benin
- Cameroon
- Chad
- Niger
Holidays in Onitsha, Nigeria
Planning a short trip? Check out the Long Weekends Calendar in Nigeria for 2026
- New Year's Day - 2026-01-01
- Good Friday - 2026-04-03
- Easter Monday - 2026-04-06
- Workers' Day - 2026-05-01
- Children's Day - 2026-05-27
- Democracy Day - 2026-06-12
- National Day - 2026-10-01
- National Youth Day - 2026-11-01
- Christmas Day - 2026-12-25
- Boxing Day - 2026-12-28