Place:Nnewi, Anambra, Nigeria

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NameNnewi
TypeCity
Coordinates6.0°N 6.983°E
Located inAnambra, Nigeria
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Nnewi is a commercial and industrial city in Anambra State, southeastern Nigeria. It is the second largest and second most populated city in Anambra State located in the southern part of the state. Nnewi as a metropolis has one local government area, which is Nnewi North. Nnewi North comprises four quarters: Otolo, Uruagu, Umudim, and Nnewichi. The first indigenous car manufacturing plant in Nigeria is located in the city while the first wholly Made-in-Nigeria motorcycle, the 'NASENI M1' was manufactured in Nnewi.

, Nnewi has an estimated population of 391,227 according to the Nigerian census. The 2019 population estimate shows that Nnewi has a population of over 900,000.[1] The city spans over in Anambra State. Nnewi Metropolitan Area and its satellite towns is home to nearly 2.5 million residents . Dimensionally, Nnewi has an edge over all other units, being recognized by the 1953 census figures as the largest inland town of all others in the Eastern states of Nigeria.

Projected to be the twelfth fastest growing city on the African continent between 2020 and 2025, with a 5.18% growth.

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