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The state was named after the “europeanised” corruption of ‘Binuwe’, the Batta word for ‘Mother of Waters’.

Anambra was created on 27 August 1991.

However, old Anambra State was created in 1976 from part of East Central State, and its capital was Enugu. In 1991 a re-organisation divided Anambra into two states, Anambra and Enugu.

Anambra got its name from the Omambala River, a river that runs through the state. Anambra is the Anglicized name of the Omambala.