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Ohafia refers to the town and local government area (LGA) of same name located in present-day Abia State, Nigeria. It is an Igbo-speaking town. The ancestral capital of Ohafia town is the centrally located village of Elu.

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Ohafia
Settlement.settlement_type
LGA and Town
Settlement.image_caption
mj oluwa dera the chief of ohafia
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Nigeria
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bottom
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Location in Nigeria
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Country
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State
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Abia State
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Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of
2022
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358,200
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Ethnicities
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Igbo
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WAT
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+1
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yes
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8

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Population
245144
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Ohafia cultural war dance.jpg
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Ohafia refers to the town and local government area (LGA) of same name located in present-day Abia State, Nigeria. It is an Igbo-speaking town. The ancestral capital of Ohafia town is the centrally located village of Elu.

The Ohafia Local Government Area is an administrative jurisdiction assigned by the Nigeria Government, which covers the entire villages of Ohafia town and other neighbouring towns such as Abiriba, Nkporo, Amavo, and Aro-Ngwa with its Administrative Headquarters at Ebem Ohafia.

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