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Ikot Inuen | |
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Town | |
  Ikot Inuen Location in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 4°40′14″N 7°37′12″E / 4.67042°N 7.61998°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Akwa Ibom |
| Local government area | Oruk Anam |
| Clan | Abak/Midim |
Ikot Inuen is a town[1] in southern Abak/Midim Clan in Oruk Anam LGA of Akwa Ibom State.[2] It is bounded in the south by Edemaya Clan of Ikot Abasi. It is located on Nigeria's East-West road that links Port Harcourt to Ikot Abasi. It marks the linguistic transition zone between the Annang and Ibibio speaking ethnic groups of Akwa Ibom State. Being part of the Anam political unit of Oruk Anam LGA, Ikot Inuen was part of the Opobo Division from the precolonial era until 1967, when it was moved to the newly created South Eastern State, which was later renamed Cross River State. Ikot Inuen is among the communities that is climatically influenced by Imo River (also locally called Imoh River) that separates Rivers State from Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria. The area is rich in arable farmland, which makes farming the occupation of about half of the populace. Others are involved in petty trading, artisanship, and civil service. The area is rich in crude oil deposits, as evidenced in the corked oil well belonging to Shell Petroleum at Efut Idim Etok, also known as Idim aShell. In academics, the area has a public Primary School, The St Jude's Catholic School, and a public Secondary School, The Community Secondary School. The Ukoessien Central Market boasts commercial activities in the area. Apart from the first church, the St Jude's Catholic Church, established in 1919, other churches in the community include the Methodist Church, the Christ Army Church, the Samuel Spiritual Church, the Apostolic Church, the Mount Zion Mission, the Assemblies of God Church, the Deeper Life Bible Church, the Wings of Redemption Ministries and the Redeemed Christian Church of God.
- ^ National Gazetteer of Place Names: Cross River State. Nigeria National Population Bureau, Demographic Division. 1985. p. 84.
- ^ Ukpong, David; Akpan, Martin; Akanf, Nnamso (2001). Ikono: the cradle of Ibibio nation : (historical origin and cultural heritage). Dorand Publishers. p. 237.