Esan North-East ( Uromi/ Uzea) is a town and

Local Government Area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a State (administrative division), state, province, divi ...

located in

Edo state Edo, commonly known as Edo State, is a state located in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. As of 2006 National population census, the state was ranked as the 24th populated state (3,233,366) in Nigeria, However there was controversy ...

of Nigeria with an estimated population of 119,346. It has an area of and a population density of (2016).

Towns and villages

Uromi, Egbele, Unuwazi, Utako, Onewa, Awo, Uzea, Eror, Idumoza, Arue, Ubierumu-Oke, Ebue, Ewoyi, Odigwele, Eguare, Oyomon, Eko-Ibadin, Efandion, Atani, Ualor-Oke, Amedokhian, Ukoni, Ewoki, and Ebun.

Economic mainstays

Commerce, cottage industry, agriculture, furniture making, and wood processing.

Tourist centers and attractions

Onojie places.

Natural resources

Rubber, kaolin, and timber.

Major agricultural products

Cassava, rice, yams, maize, tomatoes, okra, melon, cocoyam, and rubber.

Health facilities

General hospital, clinics, and maternity homes.

Educational facilities

There are 15 secondary schools and 35 private primary schools. Among these schools are the Our Ladies of Lourd, Girls College, and Onewa Technical College.

Geography

Esan North-East is bordered with

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Ubiaja Ubiaja is a community in the Esan South-East Local Government Area (LGA), Edo State, Nigeria. It is at an altitude of 221 m. Most of the people belong to the Esan tribe, one of the major ethnic groups in Edo State. Ubiaja is in a rain fores ...

, Ebhoiyi by

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, Uzea by

Afemai The Afemai, also spelled Afenmai, are an ethnic group living in the northern part of Edo State, South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. Afemai people occupy six local government areas of Edo state: Etsako West, with headquarters in Auchi, Ets ...

, Amendokhian by

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with towns in all its surroundings.

Government

The North-East Local Government Area is divided into two constituencies. Constituency 1 comprises Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5, while constituency 2 comprises Wards 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, making a total of 10 political wards represented by two representatives in the Edo State House of Assembly.

Notable people

Esan North-East has produced well-known individuals who are popular in both state and national level. These include: * Chief Anthony Enahoro - one of Nigeria's foremost anti-colonial and pro-democracy activists * Archbishop Patrick Ebosele Ekpu * Cardinal

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* High Chief,

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(Iyasele of Esanland), leader of the ruling PDP. * Air Vice Marshal Anthony Ebehijele Okpere * Ehia Olu. Akhabue * Pastor Raymond Okpere * Professor Mike Obadan * Professor E. Okoeguale. * Architect Mike Onolemhenmhen (former Minister Of Works) * Flourish Itulua-Abumere * Dr.

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(Former Minister for State, Internal Affairs) *

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- businessman * Dr. Robert S. Okojie (research scientist, NASA)

Religion

The people of Esan North-East include

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Migrated Muslim Migration, migratory, or migrate may refer to: Human migration * Human migration, physical movement by humans from one region to another ** International migration, when peoples cross state boundaries and stay in the host state for some minimum le ...

s and African traditionalists. Before the Europeans, there existed some of the oldest examples in Africa of

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. In 1908, Christianity came to Uromi in Esan North-East through the evangelism of a Roman Catholic priest, Rev. Fr. Joseph Corbeau, a European missionary who was residing then at

(seat of Esan-South-East Local Government Area). The people of Uromi, in support of the traditional monarch

Ogbidi Okojie Ogbidi Okojie, Onojie (king) of Uromi (1857 – 3 February 1944), was a ruler of the Esan people in what is now Edo State in Nigeria, still remembered for his opposition to British rule. Biography According to Uromi lore, he was born in the ...

, accepted the new religion and after a period of catechetical instruction and evangelism, built a church on land donated by the monarch and his council of Chiefs.

References

{{LGAs and communities of Edo State Local Government Areas in Edo State