Owerri West is a
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 ...
of
Imo State
Imo State ( ig, Ȯra Imo) is a state in the 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 name from the Imo River which flows al ...
,
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 ...
. Its headquarters are in the town of
Umuguma. Owerri West
Local Government
Local government is a generic term for the lowest tiers of public administration within a particular sovereign state. This particular usage of the word government refers specifically to a level of administration that is both geographically-loc ...
is administered under the terms of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
Elections
An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office.
Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has opera ...
to the office of the Chairman of the local government are held through nominations by registered political parties as stipulated by the constitution of the
Federal Republic of 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 of ...
, under the supervision of Imo State Electoral Commission.
Owerri West was carved out of the former Owerri Local Government Area in 1996.
A very large portion of the local government constitute the capital city of Imo State, Nigeria.
It has an area of and a population of 99,265 at the 2006 census.
The
postal code
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of the area is 460.
Communities
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Umuguma
# Avu
# Okuku
# Oforola
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Obinze
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Nekede
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Ihiagwa
Ihiagwa is a town in Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria. It is located south of the capital city of Owerri. The township is composed of eight villages: Umuelem, Umuchima, Mboke, Nnkaramochie, Iriamogu, Aku/Umuokwo, Ibuzo and U ...
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Eziobodo
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Okolochi
# Emeabiam
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Irete
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Orogwe
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Amakohia-Ubi
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Ndegwu
# Ohii
Prominent locations in Owerri West include:
# Federal Polytechnic Nnekede, Owerri (FPNO)
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Federal University of Technology Owerri
The Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) is a federal government university in Owerri West, the capital of Imo State, Nigeria. The university is bounded by the communities of Eziobodo, Umuchima, Ihiagwa and Obinze. It is the premier ...
(FUTO)- located at Ihiagwa and Eziobodo as the two major host communities with Okolochi, Obinze and Emeabiam as the minor host communities.
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Nekede Zoo
# Nekede Divisional Police
# Federal Secretariat - located at Umuguma along Port Harcourt Road
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State Secretariat
# General Hospital Umuguma
# World Bank Housing Estates Umuguma, Area L, M, N
# Federal Housing Estate Umuguma
# Imo State Housing Estate Umuguma
# Concorde Hotel
References
Local Government Areas in Imo State
Local Government Areas in Igboland
Towns in Imo State
Imo State
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