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Obofia Destination Guide

Discover Obofia in Nigeria

Obofia in the region of Imo State is a place located in Nigeria - some 249 mi or ( 401 km ) South of Abuja , the country's capital .

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Local time in Obofia is now 10:17 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Lagos " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your mobility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Douala, Malabo, Umuahia, Port Harcourt, and Ezi-Ossu. When in this area, you might want to check out Douala . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Obofia ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

Oguta Lake

Oguta Lake is the largest natural lake in the Imo State of Nigeria. Located within the equatorial rainforest region, it is of enormous importance to the local population as a source of water, fish, tourism and also as an outlet for sewerage. Uhamiri is the goddess of Oguta Lake. Oguta Lake served as a Biafran army marine base during the Biafran War of 1967-1970.

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Located at 5.71 6.79 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: Lakes of Nigeria, Visitor attractions in Nigeria

Oguta

Oguta is a town on the east bank of Oguta Lake in Imo State of southeastern Nigeria. It is the administrative seat for Oguta LGA. Oguta was one of the first territories used by the British to advance into the Igbo hinterland. As of 2012 Oguta's population was estimated at 20,096. The city of Oguta is divided into two townships, Oguta 1 and Oguta 2, separated by its popular lake.

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Located at 5.71 6.81 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Tags: Cities in Igboland, Local Government Areas in Imo State, Populated places in Imo State, Towns in Igboland

Umunoha

Umunoha, is a village in southeastern Nigeria, located near the city of Owerri. The town usually, that is not always, is claimed to have been founded by a common ancestor, as we saw, usually larger-than-life, who begat several children to whom he allocated areas on which to settle. These areas eventually evolved to become villages. A typical example of such a claim is the tradition of origin of Umunoha autonomous community in Mbaitoli Local Government Area (LGA) of Imo State, Nigeria.

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Located at 5.62 6.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Populated places in Imo State

Obinze

Obinze is a village in southeastern Nigeria, located near the city of Owerri. Obinze comprises six clans: Umuagam, Obokwu, Umuekpu, Umueje, Umuezoroche, and Umuanunu.

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Located at 5.42 6.97 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: Populated places in Imo State

Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni

Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni is a Local Government Area of Rivers State in Nigeria, with its capital at Omoku. It is part of the Ogba / Ebgema / Ndoni / Ahoada West constituency of the Nigerian House of Representatives.

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Located at 5.34 6.66 (Lat./Long.); Less than 25 km away
Tags: Igbo subgroups, Local Government Areas in Rivers State