Anambra West is a
Local Government Area in the northwestern part of
Anambra
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State,
Nigeria
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. Towns that make up the local government are
Mmiata Anam, Umuoba-Abegbu Anam, Umuenwelum Anam, Owelle, Oroma-Etiti,
Umueze Anam, Umudora Anam, Umuikwu Anam, Onono Umuikwu Anam, Ukwalla, Inoma-Akator,
Nzam
Nzam is a town in Anambra West Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria. The town has boundaries in the North with Inoma Akator; in the east with Mmiata Anam; in the west with the River Niger; and in the south with Umuenwelum Anam.
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, Igbedor, Igbokenyi, Odekpe, Allah/Onugwa and Iyiora Anam. The headquarters and the seat of government is Nzam.
The people of Anambra West belong to an Igbo subgroup known as Omambala.
Natural resources
Anambra West is rich in
crude oil and
natural gas
Natural gas (also called fossil gas or simply gas) is a naturally occurring mixture of gaseous hydrocarbons consisting primarily of methane in addition to various smaller amounts of other higher alkanes. Low levels of trace gases like carbo ...
, and is rated as having the highest
oil reserves
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in Nigeria with large amounts of untapped natural gas and oil at Mmiata Anam, Owelle, Umuikwu, Umudora, Nzam, Odekpe,Allah/Onugwa and Igbedor.Anambra west is the foods basket of anambra state and until date they are lacking of all sort of social amenities
most of this towns went to the stream,spring and river to fetch water to drink
Schools
Here is the list of secondary schools in Anambra West Local Government Area:
* Community Secondary School, Umueze Anam
* Anam High School, Oroma-Etiti
* Christ The King College, Umuem Anam
* Community Secondary School, Mmiata Anam
* Community Comprehensive Secondary School, Nzam
* Udama Community Secondary School, Inoma-Akator
* Community Secondary School, Igbedor
* Great Sailor Int'l Secondary School, Onono-Umuikwu, Anam
*Crowther memorial College, Umuikwu Anam
* Madonna Secondary School, Nzam
References
Anam Community - Polley Keyz Online
External links
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Local Government Areas in Anambra State
Local Government Areas in Igboland