Umu-Nneochi or Umunneochi is a
Local Government Area (LGA) in
Abia State,
Nigeria
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.
Officially known as "Nneochi", Umunneochi is made up of three major
septs: Umuchieze, Nneato, and Isuochi. The major towns of Umunneochi are Umuelem, Ndiawa, Amuda, Ngodo-ukwu, Lokpaukwu, Leru, Lomara Lokpanta, Lekwesi and Mbala . These towns have been repeatedly reorganized. The paramount traditional ruler of isuochi is Eze G I Ezekwesiri, the Ochi 1 of Isuochi, while the federating autonomous communities are governored by ''Ndi-Eze.''
Umunneochi headquarters is in the administrative town of Nkwoagu, Isuochi. Nkwoagu is also the administrative capital, which in ancient and modern times were political and administrative rallying points for the Umunneochi autonomous communities.
Umunneochi occupies 368 km with a population of 163,928, according to the 2006 Nigeria National Census.
Economy
The major occupations include agriculture and
granite
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, quorite, and
laterite mining and trading. The main agricultural food crops are
cassava
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,
yam, black beans, and
cocoyam
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* Taro
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. The cash crops are
palm nuts and
cashew nuts
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. Pottery is another occupation. Nigeria's biggest cattle market is in the lokpanta area.
Infrastructure
Public and private schools and churches are present.
See also
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List of villages in Abia State
This is a list of villages and settlements in Abia State, Nigeria organised by local government area (LGA) and district/area (with postal codes also given).
By postal code
Below is a list of polling units, which includes villages and schools, o ...
References
Local Government Areas in Abia State
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