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Growth and Development Patterns of Awka and Nsukka, Nigeria

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 December 2011

Azuka A. Dike
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The growth and development of a town are mainly reciprocals of population growth, location of industries and specialization of the inhabitants. Nsukka and Awka represent two points on our developmental scale. Their growth and development while comparable in some ways are functions of different variables.

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Research Article
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Africa , Volume 49 , Issue 3: Small Towns in African Development , July 1979 , pp. 235 - 245
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Copyright © International African Institute 1979

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