Mgbidi is the headquarters of

Oru West Oru West is a Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Mgbidi. It has an area of and a population of 159,300 according to the 2016 Nigerian census. The postal code A postal code (also known locally i ...

, a

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Imo State Imo State ( ig, Ȯra Imo) is a States of Nigeria, state in the South East (Nigeria), South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered to the north by Anambra State, Rivers State to the west and south, and Abia State to the east. It takes its n ...

in southeastern

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

. It is located at

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5.37° N and

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6.57° E. It was the headquarters of the Oru

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 ...

before its division into two local government areas,

and

Oru East Oru-East is a Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is at Omuma. The following are towns that make up Oru East: Akatta, Akuma, Amagu, Amiri, Awo-Omamma, and Omuma. Oru East is bounded by Njaba LGA, Mbaitolu, Orlu, ...

, in 1996 under the presidency of

Sani Abacha Sani Abacha (20 September 1943 – 8 June 1998) was a Nigerian military officer and politician who ruled as the military head of state of Nigeria from 1993 until his death in 1998. He seized power on 17 November 1993 in the last successful c ...

Location and boundaries

Mgbidi is one of the oldest towns in

. It is bounded in the north by Ibi-Asoegbe and Aji, on the east by Amiri and Otulu, on the west by Ozara, and on the

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Oguta Oguta is a town on the east bank of Oguta Lake in Imo State of southeastern Nigeria. Oguta is called "Oguta-Ameshi" or "Ameshi"- by its aborigines. Indigenes - consists of two parts, the old part which holds the 27 villages of Oguta, and the ...

LGA and

Awo-omamma Awo-Omamma (also Awo-Omamma), in the Northeast of Niger Delta basin is an oil-rich indigenous Igbo people, Igbo town on the banks of Njaba River. It is a potential tourism hub in the region due to its species of wildlife in Umuezukwe and green ...

. Mgbidi is located in the far north of Imo State, which is why it is bounded by

Amorka Amorka is a town in the Ihiala government area of Anambra State of Nigeria. It is located along the Onitsha-Owerri Expressway, on the border of Mgbidi Imo Statė. Amorka is a home to the former Biafran Airport stripes. Amorka is a home to a famo ...

Ihiala Ihiala is a city in Nigeria, located in the southern part of Anambra State and within the region known as Igboland. It has long served as the local administrative capital of Ihiala Local Government Area. The Local Government Area has a population ...

LGA of

Anambra State Anambra State is a Nigerian state, located in the southeastern region of the country. The state was created on August 27, 1991. Anambra state is bounded by Delta State to the west, Imo State to the south, Enugu State to the east and Kogi State ...

Awbana River Awbana River is a creek originating from a source in Mgbidi, Imo State Imo State ( ig, Ȯra Imo) is a States of Nigeria, state in the South East (Nigeria), South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered to the north by Anambra State, River ...

originates from Mgbidi and drains into Oguta Lake, forming one of its tributaries.

Autonomous communities

Mgbidi has eleven communities, which are merged to form the six Autonomous Communities found in Mgbidi. The eleven communities are Imeoha, Eziali, Umuekwe,

Okwudor Okwudor is a town in Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria. Okwudor shares boundaries with Awo-omamma and Umuaka towns. Situated on the bank of Njaba River, the famous river separates Okwudor from Umuaka The Umuaka Autonomous Commun ...

, Umuorji,

Umuokpara Umuopara are a clan of the Igbo people of Umuahia Nigeria, Nigeria Which is one of the five Clans that make up the present day Umuahia. Umuopara lies on the western border of Abia with Imo State. The natural boundaries between the Umuopara of Umuah ...

Umueshi Umueshi is a community in Ideato South Local Government Area in Imo State, Nigeria. The community comprises 15 villages, including: Okorobi, Umuezeanuwai, Umunwangwu, Umuanajughi, Ukabi, Umuokwara, Umudieshi, Okoroikpa, Umuduruaku, Umudire, and O ...

, Umuabiahu, Uzinaumu, Ihitte and Ugbele.

References

Towns in Imo State Inner Niger Delta {{Nigeria-river-stub