Dikenafai is a town in

Ideato South Ideato South is a Local Government Area in Imo State, South-eastern Nigeria. Ideato South, with a total of 23 autonomous communities has its headquarters in the town of Dikenafai, the source of Orashi River. Ideato South has an area of 88&nbs ...

Local Government Area of

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, famous for its natural

waterfall A waterfall is a point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf. Waterfalls can be formed in several wa ...

, Ezeama, which turns into the great

Orashi River Orashi River (also Urashi or Ulasi), is a river of the lower Niger River basin, and a tributary of Oguta Lake, southeastern Nigeria. Urashi takes off, 183 m above mean sea level, from the rocks in Ezeama community of Dikenafai, Imo State. Desc ...

. Dikenafai currently serves as the headquarters of

Location and Boundaries

Dikenafai shares boundaries with Okwelle,

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, Umudi,

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and Okwe communities of

Urashi Waterfall

takes off as a stream, from the rocks, at the base of the waterfall, 183 m above mean sea level, in the Urashi enclave of Ezeama community in Dikenafai. The river then flows through several communities in eastern Nigeria to the Atlantic. The entrance to the waterfall was around the corner from Ezeama, the Water God's altar. "It was a narrow, unassuming pathway cut into the thicket of the forest. From the pathway, one could hear the steady rush of water growing louder as one drew near. A gentle mist hung in the air; a sweet combination of salty rainwater mixed with the smell of fresh wet earth. The pathway, which was less than a quarter of a mile long, soon gave way to a clear opening and there suddenly the waterfall appeared, a breathtaking view, like a huge strike of lightning on a bright summer day", described Nema Obih. As a lifeline to

communities, Urashi stream serves as an all purpose river for drinking, washing and many other purposes to communities such as Umulewe, Umuchima and Ntueke.

Infrastructure

By 2009, poor access roads was identified as one of the key constraints militating against optimal performance in informal economic activities amongst rural women of

, Dikenafai,

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 ...

, Awo-omamma,

Nkwerre Nkwerre is one of the Local Government Areas of Nigeria, Local Government Areas in Imo State, South-East, Nigeria. It is situated in Nkwerre town where the name of the local government area was derived. Its population was placed at 80,270 from the ...

, Izombe, Amiri, Otulu and other communities in Orlu senatorial zone of

. Other problems included poor development of electricity, portable water, and lack of credit facilities to small markets. Land tenure problems was also identified as one of the greatest factors that hindered development of large-scale farming.

References

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