Njaba 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 ...

Imo State Imo () is a States of Nigeria, state in the South East (Nigeria), 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 R ...

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, ...

. Its headquarters is located in the town of Nnenasa. It has an area of 84 km² and a population of 143,485 at the 2006 census. The 2011 density projection is 2,004.5 inhabitants/km². The

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of the area is 474. Njaba was formed from the initial letters of

Njaba River Njaba River (also Njaba), in the Niger Delta Basin is a major tributary of Oguta Lake in Nigeria's South East Imo State. With 4.5m mean depth, the river has a total stream length of 78.2 km, basin area of 145.63 square kilometers and an ave ...

. Njaba river springs from the north-western part of Isu, Isu Njaba town. Flows down to Oguta and finally settles into the famous Oguta Lake. On May 27, 1980, NJALGA was created as part of the Isu Local Government Area by Alhaji

Shehu Shagari Shehu Usman Aliyu Shagari (; 25 February 1925 – 28 December 2018) was a Nigerian politician who was the first democratically elected president of Nigeria, after the transfer of power by Military Head of State of Nigeria, military head of sta ...

who was the head of Civilian Government. It has the responsibility of collecting licence fees. It also has the ability to discharge such functions as public health; pre-school, primary and adult education; town planning; waste disposal; local transportation; and roads maintenance. The following are the towns that make up Njaba : Umaka, Achara, Amafor, Amainyi, Ibele, Amakor, Isiozi, Obeakpu, Ogbelle, Uba, Umele, Ukwudo, Abazu, Umuewi, Umudirogha, Umuelem, Umuneke, Umuofeke, Umuokwara, Umuseke, Amucha, Aguwa, Duriaku, Duruewuru, Duroboaku, Duruigwe, Ebeasaa, Ebeise, Eziene, Umuduruoka, Umunudo, Umunzu, Umuokpoko, Umuoma, Umuorji, Umuzikeabum, Atta, Egwedu, Eziuba, Isiekwe, Ohima, Ubokoro, Ubudom, Ugbele, Umuerim, Umumanu, Umunam, Umuoke. Njaba

is bounded by

Oru East Oru-East is a Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is at Omuma. The following are towns that make up Oru East: Akatta, Akuma, Amagu, Amiri, Awo-Omamma, and Omuma. Oru East is bounded by Njaba LGA, Mbaitolu, Orlu, ...

LGA, Isu,

Mbaitolu Mbaitoli is a Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Nwaorieubi (or Nworieubi). It has an area of 204 km² and a population of 327,000. The postal code of the area is 461. Mbaitoli is divided in ...

, Orlu and

Nkwerre Nkwerre is one of the Local Government Areas in Imo State, South-East, Nigeria. It is situated in Nkwerre town where the name of the local government area was derived. Its population was placed at 80,270 from the 2006 population census with an are ...

Local Government Areas. Njaba LGA is located at the east of Oru East Local Government Area,

Awo-omamma Awo-Omamma (also Awo-Omamma), in the northeast of the Niger Delta basin, is an oil-rich indigenous Igbo people, Igbo town on the banks of Njaba River. It is a potential tourism hub in the region due to its species of wildlife in Umuezukwe and g ...

as the nearest border with

Okwudor Okwudor (natively Okwudo) is an autonomous community/town in the northern section of Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria. It is one of the local government areas that make up the Orlu zone of the state. Okwudor shares boundaries wi ...

History

The name "NJABA" is an acronym formed from the initial letters of

. A river that originally springs from north-western part of

Isu ISU may refer to: Schools United States * Idaho State University, Pocatello, Idaho * Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois * Illinois State University (Springfield, Illinois) * Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana * Iowa State Uni ...

at Isunjaba town, and runs all the way to

Oguta Oguta is a town on the east bank of Oguta Lake in Imo State of southeastern Nigeria. Oguta is called "Oguta-Ameshi" or "Ameshi"- by its aborigines. Indigenes - consists of two parts, the old part which holds the 27 villages of Oguta, and the ...

and then finally terminates into the famous

Oguta Lake Oguta Lake is a lean 'finger lake' formed by the damming of the lower Njaba River with alluvium. it is the largest natural lake in Imo State, Southeastern Nigeria; within the equatorial rainforest region of Niger Delta. Oguta Lake's catchment ar ...

. NJABA LGA was part of the then Isu Local Government area created by the Civilian Government headed by Alhaji Shehu Shagari on May 27, 1980. Developing towns and settlements in the Local Government Area include

Umuaka The Umuaka Autonomous Community is a city in Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria. Umuaka is situated almost mid way between Orlu, Nigeria, Orlu and Owerri. The Orlu/Owerri Road passes almost through the center of Umuaka crossing the ...

, Amazano, Isiozi, Ugbelle, Achara, Ibelle,

, Nkume, Attah, Amucha, and Egwedu.

Location and Boundaries

Njaba LGA is bounded by

Mbaitoli Mbaitoli is a Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Nwaorieubi (or Nworieubi). It has an area of 204 km² and a population of 327,000. The postal code of the area is 461. Mbaitoli is divided in ...

, Orlu and

Local Government Areas. Njaba Local Government Area (NJABA LGA), is located east of

Local Government Area with

Awo-Omamma Awo-Omamma (also Awo-Omamma), in the northeast of the Niger Delta basin, is an oil-rich indigenous Igbo people, Igbo town on the banks of Njaba River. It is a potential tourism hub in the region due to its species of wildlife in Umuezukwe and g ...

as the nearest border town overlooking Okwudor. NJALGA via

shares its common boundary with

on the western axis. On the north and, north-east, it is bounded by Obor, Umutanze,

Umudioka Umudioka is a town in Dunukofia Local Government Area in Anambra State, Southeastern Nigeria. It is made up of 10 villages, and shares boundaries with neighbouring towns as follows: Ogidi, Ogbunike, Umunya, Umunnachi and Ifite Dunu. List of Vil ...

and Umuowa communities in Orlu LGA. NJALGA is bounded on the west and south-west by Amurie-Omanze and Ekwe Communities of

Local Government Area, while it shares its southern border with

Orodo Orodo is an Igbo community in Mbaitoli local government area of Imo State, Nigeria. It is situated between Owerri city and Orlu town. Orodo has borders with Ogwa, Mbieri, Afara, Ifakala, Umuaka, Amurie Omanze and Amandugba. Also, the current ...

, Eziama Obiato and Afara towns of

Local Government area bordering

then demarcates

of NJALGA from

Ekwe Community {{rewrite, date=May 2025 The historical origin of Ekwe is based on oral myth and legend of tradition of common ancestors passed from generation to generation. According to this oral tradition -"Nnamike Onuoma", the founder of the Ekwe community had ...

in the western borders. NJALGA, especially in the

and

communities, is almost located in a heavily re-enforced rain forest and valleyed area.

References

{{LGAs and communities of Imo State Local Government Areas in Imo State Local Government Areas in Igboland Towns in Imo State