Oba is a town in

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. Its postal code is 434112. It is a suburb of Onitsha. It was formerly the headquarters of the

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Anambra State Anambra () is a States of Nigeria, state in Nigeria. It is located in the South East (Nigeria), South-eastern region of the country. The state was created on 27 August 1991. Anambra state is bounded by Delta State to the west, Imo State and Ri ...

and lies approximately 7 kilometers south of

Onitsha Onitsha ( or simply ''Ọ̀nị̀chà'') is a city on the eastern bank of the Niger River, in Anambra State, Nigeria. Onitsha along with various cities and towns in southern Anambra State, northern Imo State and neighboring Delta State on the we ...

along the old Owerri-Onitsha Trunk A Road. The first traditional King of Oba town was Igwe Peter Chukwuma Ezenwa( Eze Okpoko I of Oba). (1926-2018)

Geography

To the north is the Idemili River and the neighboring towns of Nkpor">Idemili River">Peter Chukwuma Ezenwa( Eze Okpoko I of Oba). (1926-2018)

Geography

To the north is the Idemili River and the neighboring towns of Nkpor and Umuoji. To the south is the Ekulu River and the towns of Oraifite and Akwu-Ukwu. To the east are the towns of Ojoto and Ichi, Nigeria, Ichi and to the west is the Ose River and the towns of Obosi and Odekpe.

Attractions

Oba has nine villages which are Abime, Aborji, Ezelle, Isu, Ogbenwe, Ogwugwu, Okuzu, Umuogali and Urueze. Some of the notable places and sites of attraction include the Rojenny Games Village, Tansian University, Ogba Spring, Oba Airport (under construction), Afor Oba, hotels and banks. The town is strategically located, being sandwiched between the commercial city of

and the industrial city of Nnewi, both cities being less than five-minutes' drive from Oba. An international market (Anambra International Trade Centre) which was commissioned under the first democratic governor of Anambra state is currently under construction in Oba; when completed it would consist of 25,000 lock-up stores with modern amenities like fire service, schools, police posts, 24/7 power supply amongst others. It will also pride itself as the largest market in West Africa. Oba has turned into a modern urban town with a population of over 300,000 inhabitants. Oba is part of the Greater Onitsha City as designated by the

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. The Biafran Republic army settled in Oba as their last frontier following the fall of

during the Nigeria Civil War. Oba was never in the hands of the

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until the end of the war. Oba was in the limelight during the lavish burial of Obi Iyiegbu's mother on 16 July 2021.

References

{{reflist Populated places in Anambra State