Ekpoma

Ekpoma
Town
Ekpoma Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 6°45′N 6°08′E
Country	Nigeria
State	Edo
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
Area code	055
Climate	Aw

Ekpoma is a town in Edo State, Nigeria. It is the administrative headquarters of the Esan West Local Government Area. Ekpoma lies on the geographical coordinate of latitude 6°45′N 6°08′E. The town has an official Post Office, and it is home to the Ambrose Alli University.

Population

It has a population of over 190,000 people. It has an adult male population of over 60,000 and adult female population of over 50,000. It is politically divided into 10 wards and occupies a land mass of 502 km² (194 sq mi). ekpoma is a small town, Ambrose university is located in ekpoma and that contributes majorly to the commerce and gdp and usually the town is some worth empty when the university is not in session.

People

The people are mainly of Esan tribe, and are predominantly academic and non-academic staffs of Ambrose Alli University, owners of small scale medium enterprises (SME's), subsistence farmers and others which include civil service, trading, transportation and students of Ambrose Alli University. The people of Ekpoma are said to have originated from Benin. there language is similar to that of Benin dialect except for some differences in the form of words and also their intonation or pronunciation may be a little different.

The head of the town is known as or called the Onojie. This poistion is hereditary in which a son succeeds his father. The Onojie palace in an environment named Eguare. The village council comprises of the Edion, also known as the Elders, led by most Eldest in the community known as the Odionwele. The Edion are responsible for trying cases and settle disputes in the community. Messages or Information are passed from the Onojie through the Okhaimon to the Odionwele who will call a meeting of elders in order to discuss rising matters.

Health

The community enjoys a blend of traditional and orthodox medicine, with the presence of two general hospitals, a number of privately owned hospitals and Government owned health centers, and is also closely linked with Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Irrua, where a lot of inhabitants visit to receive health care. Traditional bone setters, traditional birth attendants and herbal healers are also fairly distributed around the town setting. The caliber of staff commonly found at the health centers include community health extension workers, nurses, auxiliary nurses and doctors. Services offered at these centers include: health education, immunization, family planning counselling, treatment of minor ailments and first aid, referrals, and ante-natal.