Idemili South 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-East

Nigeria Nigeria, 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 Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...

. The headquarters is Ojoto secretariate which was built by Hon Sylva . G. Abasilim the first elected council chairman and was commissioned by Prof Audu Ogbe when he was the People's democratic party National chairman and this was done under Gov. Mbadinuju Chimaroke and the estimated number of people is 159,631. The towns that make up the local government are Akwu-Ukwu, Alor,

Awka-Etiti Awka-Etiti, historically known as ''Awka-Diedo'' (); later mentioned as ''Awka-Nkakwu'' (''Okankaku'') by colonial authors, is an affluent town comprising seven villages in Idemili South local government area of Anambra state, Nigeria. The seve ...

, Ojoto, Nnokwa, Oba and Nnobi. It is part of the Greater Onitsha Metropolis.

Geography

The River Idemili flows through the 700

square kilometer The square kilometre (square kilometer in American spelling; symbol: km2) is a multiple of the square metre, the SI unit of area or surface area. In the SI unit of area (m2), 1 km2 is equal to 1M(m2). 1 km2 is equal to: * 1,000,000 squar ...

territory of the Idemili South Local Government Area. With an average temperature of 25 degrees

Celsius The degree Celsius is the unit of temperature on the Celsius temperature scale "Celsius temperature scale, also called centigrade temperature scale, scale based on 0 ° for the melting point of water and 100 ° for the boiling point ...

, the LGA has two different seasons: the

rain Rain is a form of precipitation where water drop (liquid), droplets that have condensation, condensed from Water vapor#In Earth's atmosphere, atmospheric water vapor fall under gravity. Rain is a major component of the water cycle and is res ...

y season and the dry season. Idemili South LGA experiences a 69 percent 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 ...

level and an 11 km/h average wind speed.

Economy

Farming is a key economic activity in Idemili south LGA with

crop A crop is a plant that can be grown and harvested extensively for profit or subsistence. In other words, a crop is a plant or plant product that is grown for a specific purpose such as food, Fiber, fibre, or fuel. When plants of the same spe ...

s such as

vegetable Vegetables are edible parts of plants that are consumed by humans or other animals as food. This original meaning is still commonly used, and is applied to plants collectively to refer to all edible plant matter, including edible flower, flo ...

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 ...

, yam, and

rice Rice is a cereal grain and in its Domestication, domesticated form is the staple food of over half of the world's population, particularly in Asia and Africa. Rice is the seed of the grass species ''Oryza sativa'' (Asian rice)—or, much l ...

cultivated in the area. The LGA also hosts several markets such as the Afor Nnobi market and the Ezeihulu market. Idemili South LGA also hosts a number of

hotel A hotel is an establishment that provides paid lodging on a short-term basis. Facilities provided inside a hotel room may range from a modest-quality mattress in a small room to large suites with bigger, higher-quality beds, a dresser, a re ...

bank A bank is a financial institution that accepts Deposit account, deposits from the public and creates a demand deposit while simultaneously making loans. Lending activities can be directly performed by the bank or indirectly through capital m ...

s, and publicly and privately owned institutions.

Schools

Here is the list of secondary schools in Idemili South Local Government Area: * John Secondary School, Akwu-Ukwu * John Science & Technical College, Alor * Girls' Secondary School, Alor * Girls' Secondary School, Awka-Etiti * St. Joseph's

Seminary A seminary, school of theology, theological college, or divinity school is an educational institution for educating students (sometimes called seminarians) in scripture and theology, generally to prepare them for ordination to serve as cle ...

Special Science School, Awka-Etiti * Our Lady's Secondary School, Nnobi * Community Secondary School, Nnobi * Community Sec. School, Nnokwa * Unity Secondary School, Nnokwa * Ave Maria Sec. School, Nnokwa * St. Stephens Sec. School, Nnokwa * Girls' Secondary School, Oba * Merchants of Light Sec. School, Oba * Boys' Secondary School, Ojoto * Girls' Secondary School, Ojoto *Okigbo Memorial Sec. Sch, Ojoto * Glory Royal Academy Secondary School,

* Fr. Paul's Memorial Secondary School Awka-Etiti.

Notable people

Obi Cubana Obinna "Obi" Iyiegbu (born 12 April 1975; ), best known as Obi Cubana, is a Nigerian businessman, socialite, entertainer and philanthropist. He currently chairs the Cubana Group. Early life and education Iyiegbu was born on 12 April 1975 in An ...

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