Enugu Travel Guide - http://www.ixigo.com/travel-guide/enugu page 1 Famous For : State / Provinc dubbed as "Nollywood". Enugu's main airport is the Akanu Ibiam Enugu Since the 17th century the location of International Airport which is being present day Enugu has been settled by the Enugu is the capital of Enugu State upgraded to accommodate large aircraft. Nike subgroup of the Igbo people; one of The main educational establishment in the in Nigeria. It is located in the Enugu's neighbourhoods still retains the city is the Enugu campus of the University of southeastern area of Nigeria. The village's old name Ogui. In 1900 the Nigeria based in Nsukka, a town north of city has a population of 722,664 Southern Nigeria Protectorate was Enugu and in the same state. according to the 2006 Nigerian established by the colonial administration of census. The name Enugu is derived the British Empire. The discovery of coal by from the two Igbo words Enu Ugwu the colonialists led to the building of the meaning "hill top" Eastern Line railway to carry coal from the inland city to the port of Port Harcourt, a city denoting the city's hilly geography. created for this purpose located 151 miles The city was named after Enugwu (243 km) south of what was called Enugu Ngwo which coal was found under. Coal Camp. Enugu was then renamed simply Enugu and developed among the few cities in West Africa that were created from European contact. By 1958 Enugu had over 8,000 coal miners. As of 2005 there are no significant coal mining activities left in the city. Enugu became the capital of the Eastern Region after Nigeria's independence in 1960; a succession of territory adjustments in 1967, 1976 and 1991 led to Enugu becoming the capital of what is now Enugu State. On 30 May 1967 Enugu was declared the capital of the short-lived Republic of Biafra; for this Enugu is known as the "capital of Igboland. " After Enugu was captured by Nigeria, the Biafran capital was moved to Umuahia. This Pdf and its contents are copyright © Industries currently in the city include the 2013,ixigo.com, all rights reserved. ixigo logo, the character and all other marks displayed herein are registered and/or common law trademarks of urban market and bottling industries. Enugu ixigo.com and/or third parties. has become a preferred filming location for directors of the Nigerian movie industry,.