Oron is a Nigerian city, which can be rather considered to be a town located in southeastern part of Nigeria where the place derives its name from the inhabitants. Oron is located at an altitude of 344 meters or 104 meters. The geographical coordinates of Oron correspond 4.8333 latitude and 8.2333 longitude. The Oron people are a sort of Ibibio speaking race. The Ibibio people have developed their own style of arts and handicrafts and are known for their resistance to foreign invasion. The Oron people as the other Ibibio speaking people had for long inhabited the Cross River delta, the Cross river being the river on which the Oron city is located.
The region of
Oron is important both in terms of trade as well as history politics.
The people of
Oron are divided into distinct societies, which regulate the functioning of the economy in the region. The Ekpo community is of utmost importance in this regard. The Oron town is now a developing region where there is a college, a hospital for the medical aid of the locals, and a number of schools for educating the people. The people of Oron trade in fish, cassava, yam and palm oil.
