About
Onitsha Main Market on the banks of the Niger River has been a major trading center for centuries. Its strategic location made it a convergence point for river trade, overland caravans, and later European coastal commerce. The market was historically a site for currency exchange involving cowries, manillas, and local metalwork currencies.
Location Details
Latitude:
6.1407
Longitude:
6.7893
Exact (town level)
About This Data
Currency and trade sites represent locations associated with pre-colonial Nigerian economic systems and trade networks.
Locations are based on historical trade route documentation and archaeological evidence.
Sources
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Nigerian Trade History Documentation
Academic (compiled)