Akiyi

Akiyi
Autonomous Town
Akiyi Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 6°30′22″N 7°06′01″E / 6.50611°N 7.10028°E / 6.50611; 7.10028Coordinates: 6°30′22″N 7°06′01″E / 6.50611°N 7.10028°E / 6.50611; 7.10028
Country	Nigeria
State	Enugu State
LGA	Uzo-Uwani
Time zone	WAT (UTC+1)
Postal code	411111
Climate	Aw

Akiyi is an autonomous community in Umulokpa, Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area (LGA), Enugu State, Nigeria. It has Seven (7) villages namely: Enugu, Enugu-Uwani, Imama, Nkwelle, Ukpali, Uwani and Uwenu.

Christianity, Odinana and neutralist.

Akiyi shares cultural traits with its neighbouring communities which are consistent with general Igbo culture. Other festivals include; the New yam festival, the Ibone (Mmanwu) festival which is held between August and September of every year.

Akiyi practices Republican method of governance in which power is devolved to age grades. Each age grade consists of people within three years age bracket.

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