Akwa Ibom State State Nickname(s): Land of Promise Location of Akwa Ibom in Nigeria Coordinates (neymar): 05°00′N 07°50′E﻿ / ﻿5.000°N 7.833°E﻿ / 5.000; 7.833Coordinates: 05°00′N 07°50′E﻿ / ﻿5.000°N 7.833°E﻿ / 5.000; 7.833 Country Nigeria Date created 23 September 1987 Capital Uyo Government • Governor (List) Udom Gabriel Emmanuel (PDP) Area • Total 7,081 km2 (2,734 sq mi) Area rank 30 of 36 Population (2016)[1] • Total 5,450,758 • Rank 15 of 36 • Density 770/km2 (2,000/sq mi) Demonym(s) Akwa Ibomite GDP (PPP) • Year 2007 • Total $11.18 billion[2] • Per capita $2,779[2] Time zone WAT (UTC+01) ISO 3166 code NG-AK Website akwaibomstate.gov.ng