Businesses in Arochukwu

Industries

Business Distribution by Industry in Arochukwu

Industry Description	Number of Establishments
Shopping other	109
Education	30
Other membership organizations	26
Churches	23
Public administration	23
Hospitals	17
Religion	15
Hotels and motels	12
Shopping	12
Primary and elementary schools	9
Gas station	7

Arochukwu Facts

Area	6.8 km²
Population	44,955
Male Population	22,750 (50.6%)
Female Population	22,205 (49.4%)
Population change (1975 to 2020)	+26.7%
Population change (2000 to 2020)	+105.7%
Median Age	20.9 years (Male: 20, Female: 21.7)
Local Time
Timezone	West Africa Time
Lat & Lng	5.38941, 7.91235
Postal Codes	442101, 442103, 442104, 442105, 442106, More

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Arochukwu Population

Years 1975 to 2020

Data	1975	1990	2000	2015	2020
Population	35,468	18,534	21,854	39,901	44,955
Population Density	5,254.5 / km²	2,745.8 / km²	3,237.6 / km²	5,911.3 / km²	6,660 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Arochukwu Population change from 2000 to 2015

Increase of 82.6% from year 2000 to 2015

Location	Change since 1975	Change since 1990	Change since 2000
Arochukwu	+12.5%	+115.3%	+82.6%
Abia (state)	+167%	+82.4%	+46.4%
Nigeria	+186.7%	+90.6%	+48.3%

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Arochukwu Median Age

Median Age: 20.9 years

Location	Median Age	Median Age (Female)	Median Age (Male)
Arochukwu	20.9 yrs	21.7 yrs	20 yrs
Abia (state)	21.2 yrs	21.6 yrs	20.8 yrs
Nigeria	18.9 yrs	19.3 yrs	18.5 yrs

Sources: CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)

Arochukwu Population Density

Population Density: 6,660 / km²

Location	Population	Area	Density
Arochukwu	44,955	6.8 km²	6,660 / km²
Abia (state)	3.8 million	4,858 km²	790 / km²
Nigeria	182 million	909,042.9 km²	200 / km²

Sources: JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid

Arochukwu Historical and Projected Population

Estimated Population from 500 to 2100

Sources:

JRC (European Commission's Joint Research Centre) work on the GHS built-up grid
CIESIN (Center for International Earth Science Information Network)
[Link] Klein Goldewijk, K., Beusen, A., Doelman, J., and Stehfest, E.: Anthropogenic land use estimates for the Holocene – HYDE 3.2, Earth Syst. Sci. Data, 9, 927–953, https://doi.org/10.5194/essd-9-927-2017, 2017.

Human Development Index (HDI)

Statistic composite index of life expectancy, education, and per capita income.

Source: [Link] Kummu, M., Taka, M. &Guillaume, J. Gridded global datasets for Gross Domestic Product and Human Development Index over 1990–2015. Sci Data 5, 180004 (2018) doi:10.1038/sdata.2018.4

Arochukwu CO2 Emissions

Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Emissions Per Capita in Tonnes Per Year

Location	CO2 Emissions	CO2 Emissions Per Capita	CO2 Emissions Intensity
Arochukwu	27,020 tn	0.6 tn	4,003 tons/km²
Abia (state)	2,185,062 tn	0.57 tn	449.8 tons/km²
Nigeria	86,705,254 tn	0.48 tn	95.4 tons/km²

Sources: [Link] Moran, D., Kanemoto K; Jiborn, M., Wood, R., Többen, J., and Seto, K.C. (2018) Carbon footprints of 13,000 cities. Environmental Research Letters DOI: 10.1088/1748-9326/aac72a

Arochukwu CO2 Emissions

2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year)	27,020 tn
2013 CO2 emissions (tonnes/year) per capita	0.6 tn
2013 CO2 emissions intensity (tonnes/km²/year)	4,003 tons/km²

Arochukwu

Arochukwu, sometimes referred to as Arochuku, or Aro-Okigbo, (pronounced Aruchukwu) is the third largest city in Abia State (after Aba and Umuahia) in southeastern Nigeria and homeland of the Igbo subgroup, Aro people. It is composed of 19 villages w..

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