LIST OF MAJOR MARKETS IN ONITSHA METROPOLIS AND THE PECULIAR ITEMS SOLD IN THEM

Onitsha Metropolis hosts the Onitsha Main Market, the largest market in Africa in terms of volume of goods.
The rankings by the World body; DEMOGRAPHIA put Onitsha as the 49th Largest Built-Up Urban Areas in the World by Population in 2018 with estimated population of 8,850,00 million people and as the 47th Largest Built-Up Urban Areas in the World by Land Area.

There are numerous markets dotted all over Onitsha metropolis. These markets have hundreds of people to tens of thousands of people trooping in and out of them on a daily basis, depending on their size. There are too numerous to count, therefore its pertinent we focus on the major ones. In no particular order, this article lists down below the major markets in Onitsha metropolis and also highlight the main/peculiar items sold in the markets.

1. Onitsha Main Market. – Everything, mainly Clothing and Textile, Fashion Items, Computers and Computer Accessories, Phones and Phone Accessories.

1. New Tyre International Mkt Nkpor – Vehicle Tyres, Tubes,Wheels and Vulcanizing Tools.

2. Building Material International Mkt Ogidi. – Building Construction Materials and Equipment.

3. Bridge Head Building Material Mkt. – Building Construction Materials and Equipment.

4. Bakers and Confectionery Mkt Ogidi. – Confectionery materials and Equipment.

5. New Motor Parts International Market Nkpor – New motor parts and car accessories and repair tools.

6. Machine Parts Mkt Nkpor. – Motorcycle, motorbike and Bicycle parts and accessories.

7. Old Motor Parts (Mgbuka) Mkt Nkpor. – Fairly used imported vehicle parts, tools and accessories.

8. Old Motor Parts (Mgbuka) Mkt Ugwuagba Obosi. – New Vehicle parts and Fairly used imported vehicle parts, tools and accessories.

9. Caterpillar and Air Equipment Mkt Nkpor. – Heavy duty construction equipment.

10. Ochanja International Mkt Onitsha. – Shoes, Household Items.

11. Iweka Electronic Mkt Onitsha. – New and Fairly imported used Electronics.

12. Electronics International Mkt. BridgeHead Onitsha. – New Electronics

13. Ose Okwudu Mkt Onitsha. – Foodstuff

14. Afia Ofu Food Mkt Obosi (Near Barracks). – Foodstuff

15. Nkpor Main Mkt (Afia Nkpor) – Foodstuff

16. Patent Medicine Dealers Mkt BridgeHead Onitsha (Ogbo Ogwu). – Patent drugs, hospital and surgery equipment

17. New Textile Mkt Headbridge Onitsha (Ogbo Abada). – Textile Materials

18. Car Battery Mkt Onitsha. – Vehicle Batteries.

19. Household Material Mkt Onitsha (Ogboefere). – Household items, Kitchen Utensils and Catering Equipments.

20. Construction Rods Mkt. (Ogbo Rod) Ogbaru. – Iron rods, Steel

Steel

21. Aluminum Mkt Onitsha. – Aluminum and Glass.

22. Ogbo Tomato Mkt Onitsha. – Foodstuff

23. Relief Mkt Upper Iweka – Foodstuff, Provisions.

24. Coke Food Market Onitsha. – Foodstuff.

25. Electrical and Electrical Equipment Mkt. Obosi. – Electrical wiring items and equipments.

26. Stockfish international Mkt Onitsha. – Stockfish, Foodstuff.

27. New Plastic Mkt. (Ogbo Plastic) Onitsha. – Plastic Household Items.

28. Plywood and Carpentry Tools Mkt. Bridgehead (Ogbo osisi) Onitsha. – Wood, Furniture and Carpentry Equipment and Oil & Allied Tools.