Ekwusigo
Sign in to saveEkwusigo is a Local Government Area in Anambra State, south-central Nigeria. Towns that make up the local government are Ozubulu, Oraifite, Ichi and Ihembosi. Ekwusigo falls under the Anambra South senatorial district in Anambra State.,
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Ekwusigo
- Settlement.settlement_type
- LGA
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Anambra State
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- Capital
- Settlement.government_type
- Local Government
- Settlement.leader_title
- Local Government Chairman
- Settlement.leader_name
- Mr James Chimezie Obi
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 132.1
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2022
- Settlement.population_total
- 225,800
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.timezone
- WAT
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +1
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.mapframe zoom
- 9
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Ekwusigo is a Local Government Area in Anambra State, south-central Nigeria. Towns that make up the local government are Ozubulu, Oraifite, Ichi and Ihembosi. Ekwusigo falls under the Anambra South senatorial district in Anambra State.,
== History == The Ekwusigo local government area is in the southeast of Nigeria, Located in the state of Anambra, with its administrative center in the town of Ozubulu. Ekwusigo local government area is made up of the following villages and towns: Ubulu uno, Oraifite, Ozubulu, Ubulu uku, Ihembosi, 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 Christianity 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 festival events held in the Ekwusigo local government area, while the Nigerian Post Office in Ozubulu is one of the LGA's significant features., As at the 2006 census, this LGA has a total population of 158,429 people.
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