Amaimo is an autonomous rural town located in
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 ...
, southeastern
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 G ...
. It is located near the city of
Owerri
Owerri ( , ) is the capital city of Imo State in Nigeria, set in the heart of Igboland. It is also the state's largest city, followed by Orlu, Okigwe and Ohaji/Egbema. Owerri consists of three Local Government Areas including Owerri Municipal ...
. Amaimo is located in the
North
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Etymology
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East
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Etymology
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of
Ikeduru
Ikeduru Local Government Area (LGA) is located in the western part of Imo State, in southern Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of ...
Local Government Area. It is bounded on the North by Ehime in Mbano LGA, on the South and East by Ugiri-Ike and
Ahiazu in
Mbaise
Mbaise is a region in Imo State in southeastern Nigeria. In the heart of Igboland, the region includes several towns and cities. It is a group of indigenous clans, connected by intermarriage. With a population density of over 1,000 people per squ ...
; on the North-West by Inyishi and Eziama in Ikeduru
Local Government Area, and on the South-West by Amakaohia Ikeduru. Amaimo was ruled by the great late Eze Apollos Anyaso
["Amaimo Autonomous Community in Perspective " https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ktihqsZ8zClitAYAVk0zuDH7scLHXGeuwNf2LH2DM0Q/pub]
References
{{Populated places of Imo State
Populated places in Imo State