Ekwusigo 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 federated state, state, province, division (politica ...

Anambra Anambra () is a state in Nigeria. It is located in the 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 Rivers State to the south, Enugu State to ...

State, south-central

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. Towns that make up the local government are

Ozubulu Ozubulu is a larger town in Anambra State, Nigeria. It is the headquarters of the Ekwusigo Local Government Areas of Nigeria, Local Government Area. The town has an official Post Office. Its neighbouring towns are Nnewi, Ukpor, Ihembosi, Okija ...

, Oraifite,

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and

Ihembosi Ihembosi(The light of the day) is a town in Anambra State Nigeria, Located 20 miles south-east of the city of Onitsha and 7 miles south of Nnewi. It is under Ekwusigo local government Area of Anambra State. Ihembosi,oftentimes is mistaken for ano ...

History

The Ekwusigo local government area is in the

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, in the state of

, with its administrative center in the

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. Ekwusigo local government area is made up of the following villages and towns: Ubulu uno, Oraifite,

, Ubulu uku,

, Ichi, and Omambara.The majority of the people living in the Ekwusigo local government are Igbos, making up the majority of the area's population. Igbo and English are widely spoken in the region, and

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is the only religion that is practiced by everyone in the local government area. The Uzoiyi festival and the new yam festival are two popular

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events held in the Ekwusigo local government area, while the Nigerian Post Office in

is one of the LGA's significant features.

Geography

Ekwusigo local government area witnesses two major seasons which are the dry and the rainy seasons. The LGA includes a variety of rivers and an average

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of 26°C. The area's average

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is set at 85%, while the average wind speed is 13 km/h.

Economy

Ekuwusigo local government area well renowned for

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a variety of

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s, including

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, yams,

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, and

cocoyam Cocoyam is a common name for more than one tropical root crop and vegetable crop belonging to the Arum family (also known as Aroids and by the family name ''Araceae'') and may refer to: * Taro (''Colocasia esculenta'') – old cocoyam * Mala ...

s. The region has a number of markets, including the Ichi central market. The LGA also has significant

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, and

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industries.

Schools

Here is the list of secondary schools in Ekwusigo Local Government Area: * Community Secondary School,

* Union Secondary School,

(Gss) * Community Secondary School,

* Boys' Secondary School, Oraifite * Girls' Secondary School, Oraifite * Community Secondary School,

* Girls Secondary School,

* Zixton Secondary School,

Notable people

Azuka Okwuosa Azuka Okwuosa (born 3 November 1959), is a Nigerian politician and engineer who served as the Anambra State Commissioner for Works and Transport from 1999 to 2001. He was a governorship aspirant in the 2021 Anambra State gubernatorial election ...

– former Anambra State Commissioner for Works and Transport. * (Sir Emeka Offor) - CEO, Chrome Oil Nigeria * Chioma Chukwuka Akpotha - Nollywood Actor / Producer Outstanding youths like *(Engr Michael Nwosu)-

References

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREAS IN ANAMBRA STATE
dated July 21, 2007; accessed October 4, 2007 Local Government Areas in Anambra State Local Government Areas in Igboland {{Anambra-geo-stub