page_title: Awka
section_title: Hospitality
hierarchical_section_title: Awka / Hospitality
caption_attribution_description: Queen's Suites Hotel, Awka
context_page_description: Awka is the capital city of Anambra State, Nigeria, the city was declared capital on 21st August 1991 after the creation of Anambra and Enugu state which makes to move the capital from Enugu to Awka. The city has an estimated population of 301,657 as of the 2006 Nigerian census, and over 2.5million as of 2018 estimated. The city is located 199.1 kilometres, by road, directly north of Port Harcourt in the centre of the densely populated Igbo heartland in south east Nigeria.
  The West-East Federal highway links Lagos, Benin City, Asaba, Onitsha, and Enugu to Awka and several local roads link it to other important towns such as Ekwulobia, Agulu, Enugwu-Ukwu, Abagana and Nnewi.
  Strategically, Awka is located midway between two major cities in Northern Igboland, Onitsha and Enugu which has informed its choice as an administrative center for the colonial authorities and today as a base for the Anambra State government.
context_section_description: As a people well known for travelling, Awka developed an enlightened tolerance and kindness towards guests and strangers which led the British missionaries and colonial authorities to choose the town as a key administrative centre.
  Today, Awka has become the centre of hospitality in Anambra state adapting to the needs of hosting a wide range of visitors. It has become the place for holding political meetings, where conferences are organized by the state government and Nnamdi Azikiwe University and where other events such as workshops and trainings are hosted by federal institutions such as the CBN, Immigration, Federal Road Safety Commission, and NGOs such as FHI, the World Bank and the UN.
  Awka has also become a home-away-from-home for members of the large Igbo diaspora when they visit their relatives in Awka and nearby towns providing a measure of western-style comfort and services within a hotel and resort setting. Indeed, within half an hour of Awka, it is estimated that there is a diaspora population numbering well over 100,000.
  The town currently has over 15 3-star hotels among which the most popular include:
  Geneva Hotel And Suites
  Best western Meloch hotel
  De Geogold Hotel & Suites
  Barnhill Resort
  Choice Hotel
  Cosmila Suites and Hotel
  Finotel Classic Hotel
  Golphin Suites
  La Luna Hotel
  Lavington Apartment Suites
  Malloch Best Western Hotel
  Marble Arch Hotels
  Olde English Hotel
  Parktonian Hotel
  Queen's Suites Hotel
  Suncity Exclusive Hotel
  White View Hotel
  SkyPrince Hotel
caption: Queen's Suites Hotel, Iyi-agu Estate, Awka
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