Awgu

Awgu is a Local Government Area (LGA) in Enugu State, Nigeria. It was created in 1976 from the colonial District of Awgu. It is the mother local government area and the cultural and political headquarters of the Greater Awgu comprising Awgu, Oji River and Aninri local government areas. The local government area got its name from the biggest town in the local council, Awgu Town, traditionally referred to as Awgu Egbeleli. The local government headquarters is situated in Awgu Town, constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, St Michael's Catholic Cathedral is located in Awgu Awgu Catholic Diocese -the Catholic Cathedral is said to resemble a spaceship when viewed with Google Earth. The biggest market in the local council area is the Orie Awgu market notable for its rich source of agricultural and food items. The market also serves communities of the neighbouring states. The town is also the Orientation Training Centre for National Youth Service corps members posted to Enugu State hosted on the Crown land of Awgu Town(the hilltop land). Geographically, Awgu LGA is located approximately between latitudes 06 00’ and 06 19’ North of the Equator and longitudes 07 23’ and 07 35’ East of the Greenwich Meridian. Awgu LGA is bounded in the north by Udi and Nkanu West LGAs, in the west by Oji River LGA, Aninri LGA and Ivo LGA of Ebonyi State in the East, and shares borders with Umunneochi L.G.A of Abia State in the south. Awgu local government area has two state constituencies Awgu south and Awgu north. Communities in Awgu south constituency are Awgu, Mmakụ, Mgbowo, Awgunta, Obeagu, Ezere, Nkwe, Nenwenta, Ugwueme and Mgbidi. Awgu north constituency has Agbogugu, Ihe, Ogbaku, Ogugu, Owelle court, Ugbo, Amolie, Ituku, Isuawa and Agbudu.

The University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital which is a foremost tertiary hospital in Africa and is located in Ituku community in Awgu local government area. https://unth.edu.ng. The hospital was established in the 1970s and notable for its resounding feats in the field of cardio thoracic surgeries and for this reason, the Federal Ministry of Health Nigeria designated it a cardio-thoracic centre in the country.https://unth.edu.ng/cardiothoracic-centre/ Colocated with the hospital is the University of Nigeria College of medicine which is a center of excellence for training medical doctors, dentists and healthcare professionals.https://collegeofmedicine.unn.edu.ng/ The local government area also boasts of a School of Nursing and Midwifery located in Awgu town.