<Tr> <Th> Time zone </Th> <Td> WAT (UTC + 1) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Climate </Th> <Td> Am </Td> </Tr> <P> Calabar (also referred to as "Canaan City") is the capital of Cross River State, Nigeria . It was originally named Akwa Akpa, in Efik language . The city is adjacent to the Calabar and Great Kwa rivers and creeks of the Cross River (from its inland delta). </P> <P> Calabar is often described as the tourism capital of Nigeria . Administratively, the city is divided into Calabar Municipal and Calabar South Local Government Areas . It has an area of 406 square kilometres (157 sq mi) and a population of 371,022 as at 2006 census . </P>

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