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Explore Umwohan in Nigeria

Umwohan in the region of Abia is a town in Nigeria - some 287 mi or ( 462 km ) South of Abuja , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Umwohan is now 01:32 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Lagos " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Douala, Malabo, Umuigbekwo, Umu Dike I, and Umuahia. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Douala . Where to go and what to see in Umwohan ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Otamiri River

The Otamiri River is one of the main rivers in Imo State, Nigeria. The river takes its name from Ota Miri, a deity who owns all the waters that are called by his name, and who is often the dominating god of Mbari houses. The river runs south from Egbu past Owerri and through Nekede, Ihiagwa, Eziobodo, Olokwu Umuisi, Mgbirichi and Umuagwo to Ozuzu in Etche, in the Rivers State, from where it flows to the Atlantic Ocean.

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Located at 4.90 7.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 10 km away
Tags: Rivers of Nigeria

Oyigbo

Oyigbo is a town and Local Government Area of Rivers State, Nigeria. It is a satellite of Port Harcourt, lying a few kilometers to the northeast of the city. Sir Precious Oforji was elected Chairman of the Oyigbo LGA in 2008. Sunday Elechi Oforji was Chief in Oyigbo until his death in July 2009. Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) operates an oil well in the LGA. The Oyigbo people are of Igbo extraction.

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Located at 4.88 7.13 (Lat./Long.); Less than 12 km away
Tags: Local Government Areas in Rivers State, Populated places in Rivers State

Chokocho

Chokocho is a community in Rivers State, Nigeria near the Otamiri River. The Chokocho bridge across the Otamiri, damaged during the Nigerian civil war, was rebuilt during the governorship of Peter Odili. The bridge on the Igwuruta – Okehi – Okpalla road is 60m x 11m (4 spans of 15m each), built by Setraco Nigeria Ltd and completed in December 2002.

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Located at 4.99 7.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Populated places in Rivers State

Etche

Etche is a Local Government Area (LGA) in Rivers State, Nigeria, named after the Etche (Echie) people of Southern Nigeria. The Etche are from Southern Nigeria and speak their own language. They also inhabit Omuma LGA; Etche/Omuma is a National Assembly constituency.

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Located at 4.99 7.05 (Lat./Long.); Less than 21 km away
Tags: Local Government Areas in Rivers State, Populated places in Rivers State

Tai, Rivers

Tai is a Local Government Area (LGA) of Rivers State in Nigeria. It covers an area of 159 km and at the 2006 Census it had a population of 117,797. It is part of the Okrika/Oyigbo/Tai/Eleme constituency of the Nigerian Senate, represented since April 2007 by George Thompson Sekibo. In the April 2007 elections the Tai LGA recorded an implausible 99.6% turnout for the Governorship election.

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Located at 4.72 7.30 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Local Government Areas in Rivers State, Populated places in Rivers State

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