Owerri (/oʊˈwɛriː/ oh-WERR-ee, Igbo: Owèrrè) is the capital of Imo State in Nigeria, set in the heart of Igboland. Owerri consists of three Local Government Areas including Owerri Municipal, Owerri North and Owerri West, it has an estimated population of about 750,000 as of 2006 and is approximately 100 square kilometres (40 sq mi) in area.
Population: 215,038
Latitude: 5° 29' 1.07" N
Longitude: 7° 01' 59.70" E
Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport (IATA: QOW, ICAO: DNIM), also known as Imo State Airport, serves Owerri, the capital city of Imo State in southeastern Nigeria. The airport is named in honor of a former governor and politician-philanthropist, …
Oratta is a village in southeastern Nigeria.
Nekede is a town in southeastern Nigeria. It is located near the city of Owerri. This is an Igbo speaking town that is made up of three distinct villages, viz Umuoma, Umualum, and Umudibia (Federal Polytechnic Nekede host). This town also hosts the …
Emii is a town in Imo State in south eastern Nigeria having the postal code 460111.It is near the city of Owerri. The ancient Emii town is made up of ten villages. Due to development and political reasons the ancient town of Emii is now divided into…
Orji is an village in southeast Nigeria. It is located in the Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo State. This region is part of the ancient kingdom of Uratta.
Imo State Polytechnic is a higher education institute in Umuagwo, Imo State, Nigeria. It was established in 1978 as the Michael Okpara College of Agriculture, Umuagwo and was upgraded to a Polytechnic status, renamed as the Imo State Polytechnic, Um…
Dan Anyiam Stadium is a Nigerian multi-purpose stadium located in Owerri, Imo State.
Umuagwo is a town in the Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area (LGA) of Imo State in Nigeria. The population is mostly Christian and Igbo-speaking. The town lies on the Otamiri River downstream from Ihiagwa and 26 km (16 mi) from Owerri on the Port Har…
Ubomiri is a town located near Owerri, capital city of Imo State, in southeastern Nigeria. Ubomiri is made of nine villages: Egbeada, Amauburu, Umuabili, Obokpo, Umuocha, Ohuba ohum Ahama and Umuojinaka. Its neighboring towns are Akwakuma, Ifakala, …
Orodo is an Igbo community in Mbaitoli local government area of Imo State, Nigeria - heartland of then Biafra. It is situated between Owerri city and Orlu town. Orodo has borders with Ogwa, Mbieri, Afara, Ifakala, Umuaka, Amurie Omanze and Amandugba.
Obazu in Imo State is one of the autonomous communities in Mbieri ancient kingdom of Imo state. It is made up of seven villages, namely: Umueze, Umuchoke, Umuchimanwiri, Amaogwugwu, Obilubi, Umuneke and Umunkwo in order of seniority. It is located a…
Irete is a village in southeastern Nigeria, located near the city of Owerri.
Ihuo is an autonomous community in southeastern Nigeria which is located near the city of Owerri the capital of Imo State.. The name of the town is often written and pronounced as Iho. The majority of materials on this community refer to this geogra…
Ihitte Ogwa is a village in southeastern Nigeria located near the city of Owerri.
Awaka is a village in northern Owerri, Imo State, southeastern Nigeria. Also, it is a town well known as an ancient town. Awaka is well known for their abundant production of corn. History has it that in the whole of owerri, corns harvested from Awa…
Umunoha is a village in southeastern Nigeria, located near the city of Owerri. The town usually, that is not always, is claimed to have been founded by a common ancestor, as we saw, usually larger-than-life, who begat several children to whom he all…
Obinze is a village in southeastern Nigeria, located near the city of Owerri.
Naze is a village in southeastern Nigeria. Also, it is located in owerri north local government in the city of Owerri. It is one of the Famous "Alaenyi" clan of the present day real Owerri. Alaenyi is made of six villages which includes Naze, Egbu, …