Awka North is a
Local Government Area
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in
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 ...
, south-central
Nigeria
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. Towns that make up the local government are Awba Ofemili, Ugbenu, Ugbene,
Ebenebe,
Achalla
Achalla is the capital of Awka North, a Local Government Area in Anambra State, south-central Nigeria
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and t ...
(the capital)
Urum Amansea,
Amanuke, Isu Aniocha, Mgbakwu.
Geography
The
Awka
Awka () is the capital city of Anambra State, Nigeria. The city was declared capital on 21 August 1991, on the creation of a new Anambra state and Enugu state by bifurcation of the old Anambra State. The city of Enugu remained the capital of Enu ...
North local government region experiences two different
season
A season is a division of the year based on changes in weather, ecology, and the number of daylight hours in a given region. On Earth, seasons are the result of the axial parallelism of Earth's axial tilt, tilted orbit around the Sun. In temperat ...
s, the
wet and
dry season
The dry season is a yearly period of low rainfall, especially in the tropics. The weather in the tropics is dominated by the tropical rain belt, which moves from the northern to the southern tropics and back over the course of the year. The t ...
, with an estimated total amount of precipitation of 2950 mm. The area's average
temperature
Temperature is a physical quantity that quantitatively expresses the attribute of hotness or coldness. Temperature is measurement, measured with a thermometer. It reflects the average kinetic energy of the vibrating and colliding atoms making ...
is 27 °C, while the average
humidity
Humidity is the concentration of water vapor present in the air. Water vapor, the gaseous state of water, is generally invisible to the human eye. Humidity indicates the likelihood for precipitation (meteorology), precipitation, dew, or fog t ...
in Awka North is 70 percent.
Towns
Awba Ofemili is made up of 8 villages;
*Umuokpe
*Umuchibu
*Ezike
*Enugu-Agwu
*Enugu
*Akpana
*Umuosite
*Umuezeavu
Ugbenu is made up of eight villages;
*Akpulu
*Enugu
*Umuaneke
*Omata-amaetiti
*Obubo
*Agueke
*Umunono
*Umuonyiukwu
Ugbene is made up of Five villages;
*Enuagu
*Ifite-Ora
*Umu-Agunwoke
*Umu-Nokwa
*Umuemem
Ebenebe is made up of 7 villages;
*Obuna
*Okpuno
*Umuji
*Umuogbefi
*Umuoye
*Uwani
*Umuajana
Achalla
Achalla is the capital of Awka North, a Local Government Area in Anambra State, south-central Nigeria
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and t ...
is made up of 9 villages;
*Amadim
*Amukabia
*Odawa
*Udeze
*Umudiama
*Umuebie
*Umuezede
*Umunagu
*Umuozide
Urum is made up of 6 villages;
*Akaeze
*Akaezi
*Akinyi
*Akintinyi
*Ifite-Ora
*Umu-Ufie
Amansea is made up of 5 villages;
*Amaowelle
*Egbeagu
*Okikwa
*Orebe
*Umuekpala
Amanuke is made up of 11 villages;
*Enuagu
*Iruchiafo
*Isiogugu
*Omiah
*Oraukwu
*Umu-Ogbogu
*Umudiaba
*Umudome
*Umueze
*Umuonyala
*Umuyom
Isu-Aniocha is made up of 12 villages;
*Adama
*Ifite-Isu
*Oraofia
*Otoko
*Umudunu
*Umuelen
*Umumete
*Umuelom
*Umueze
*Umuleri
*Umumete
*Umuomite
Mgbakwu is made up of 6 villages;
*Amankpu
*Ananwanyi
*Amaezike
*Amede
*Umuotulu
*Uruonwu
Climate
Awka North in the wet season is usually warm, unfriendly, and overcast and the dry season is hot, muggy, and some times cloudy. The temperature typically varies over the course of the year.
Economy
Rice
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,
yams,
cassava
''Manihot esculenta'', common name, commonly called cassava, manioc, or yuca (among numerous regional names), is a woody shrub of the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, native to South America, from Brazil, Paraguay and parts of the Andes. Although ...
, and
maize
Maize (; ''Zea mays''), also known as corn in North American English, is a tall stout grass that produces cereal grain. It was domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 9,000 years ago from wild teosinte. Native American ...
are just a few of the crops that are grown in the Awka North local government area.
Agriculture
Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...
is also a significant
economic
An economy is an area of the Production (economics), production, Distribution (economics), distribution and trade, as well as Consumption (economics), consumption of Goods (economics), goods and Service (economics), services. In general, it is ...
factor in the region. In addition to
trading
Trade involves the transfer of goods and services from one person or entity to another, often in exchange for money. Economists refer to a system or network that allows trade as a market (economics), market.
Traders generally negotiate throu ...
, residents of Awka North also engage in
fishing
Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are often caught as wildlife from the natural environment (Freshwater ecosystem, freshwater or Marine ecosystem, marine), but may also be caught from Fish stocking, stocked Body of water, ...
in the area's numerous
river
A river is a natural stream of fresh water that flows on land or inside Subterranean river, caves towards another body of water at a lower elevation, such as an ocean, lake, or another river. A river may run dry before reaching the end of ...
s and
tributaries
A tributary, or an ''affluent'', is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream ('' main stem'' or ''"parent"''), river, or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries, and the main stem river into which the ...
. Markets like those in Eke Awka and Aforigwe serve as veritable
marketplace
A marketplace, market place, or just market, is a location where people regularly gather for the purchase and sale of provisions, livestock, and other goods. In different parts of the world, a marketplace may be described as a ''souk'' (from ...
s for the exchange of a wide variety of
goods
In economics, goods are anything that is good, usually in the sense that it provides welfare or utility to someone. Alan V. Deardorff, 2006. ''Terms Of Trade: Glossary of International Economics'', World Scientific. Online version: Deardorffs ...
and
services
Service may refer to:
Activities
* Administrative service, a required part of the workload of university faculty
* Civil service, the body of employees of a government
* Community service, volunteer service for the benefit of a community or a ...
.
Education
Here are the list of schools in Awka North :
* Nwaokike Memorial School of Excellence Ebenebe
* Favour of Grace International School, Ebenebe
* Signs & Wonders Secondary School, Ebenebe
* Holy Spirit Secondary School, Ebenebe
* Community Secondary School
* Community High school, Ugbenu.
* Community Secondary School, Isuanaocha
* Community Secondary School, Ebenebe
* Community Secondary School, Mgbakwu
* Community Secondary School, Achalla
* Community Secondary School, Amanuke
* Community Secondary School, Urum
* Community Secondary School, Awba Ofemili
References
External links
LOCAL AREAS IN ANAMBRA STATEdated July 21, 2007; accessed October 4, 2007
Local Government Areas in Anambra State
Local Government Areas in Igboland
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