world.wikisort.org - NigeriaOrumba North is a Local Government Area in Anambra State, East-central Nigeria.
Local Government Area in Anambra State, Nigeria
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LGA in Anambra State, Nigeria
Orumba North |
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Country | Nigeria |
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State | Anambra State |
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• Total | 172,405 |
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Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
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Towns
The 16 major towns that make up the local government are as follows;
- Awa,
- Awgbu,
- Omogho,
- Ndiokpalaeze,
- Ndiokolo,
- Amaetiti,
- Ndiokpalaeke,
- Okoh,
- Nanka,
- Ndiukwuenu
- Ndikelionwu,
- Ajalli,
- Ufuma,
- Amaokpala,
- Ndiowu, and
- Okpeze.
It is a region with markedly fertile land for agriculture with prominent products around rice, yam, cassava, and palm oil. Most of the population are subsistence farmers and traders. There is also a large student community as a result of the presence of a Federal Polytechnic located at Okoh.
Schools
Here is the list of secondary schools in Orumba North Local Government Area:
- Community High School, Nanka
- Community Secondary School, Nanka
- Community Secondary School, Oko
- Community Secondary School, Ndikelionwu
- Community Secondary School, Ndiowu
- Community Secondary School, Ufuma
- Community Secondary School, Enugwuabor Ufuma
- Community Secondary School, Awgbu
- Community High School, Awgbu
- Awgbu Grammar School, Awgbu
- Community Secondary School, Ajali
- Community Secondary School, Omogbo
- Community Secondary School, Awa
Notable people
Notable people from Orumba Local Government Area include:
- Professor Vincent Chukwuemeka Ike, educationist and author who hails from Ndikelionwu where he is now a traditional King.
- Professor Humphrey Nwosu, from Ajali town, Chairman of the National Electoral Commission of Nigeria (NECON)
- Dr. Alex Ekwueme, former Vice-president of Nigeria.
Ufuma is particularly popular in the South Eastern part of Nigeria because it had offered sanctuary to fleeing Biafran warlords during the final days of the Nigerian-Biafran conflict.
References
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State capital: Awka |
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