Ozara, Oru West is a town in
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.
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Local Government Area of
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 ...
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Nigeria
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It comprises seven villages, namely:
Umuogu,
Umuokporoma,
Umuezike,
Umuobioma,
Etitilabu,
Ubahalanuwam, and
Aboh
Aboh or Abo,"Ibo, a district of British West Africa..." () is a city in Delta State of Nigeria
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. Umuogu is the eldest village in Ozara and the youngest is Aboh Ozara. It has three elementary schools, which are Town School, Central School, and Aboh Primary School.
Ozara has many Christian churches, prominent among which is St Patrick Catholic Parish. The population is estimated at 3000 people. Towns neighboring Ozara are
Ohakpu,
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 ...
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Egbuoma and
Mgbidi
Mgbidi is the headquarters of Oru West, a local government area of Imo State in southeastern Nigeria. It is located at latitude 5.37° N and longitude 6.57° E. It was the headquarters of the Oru Local Government Area before its division into tw ...
. It is located northeast of Imo State at the boundary with
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 ...
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Ozara has a local market called Orie Ozara which takes place every four days in a week. The major occupations of Ozara people are farming and trading.
The late Nze Kevin Chukwudire Umenyido-Ebochukwu of Umuobioma was the first educated teacher from Ozara, after graduating from the famous Government College Umuahia. Ozara people through self effort built three primary schools namely Ozara Central Primary School, Ozara Town School and Aboh Primary School, one secondary school Namely, Comprehensive Secondary School located in Ubahalanuwam, a health center, electricity project and a plan for a road project before the unfortunate contest for traditional ruler that has lasted for years set them back.
Ozara has a table land with so many tall palm trees.
References
Towns in Imo State
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