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Oteru Destination Guide

Explore Oteru in Nigeria

Oteru in the region of Imo State is a town in Nigeria - some 236 mi or ( 380 km ) South of Abuja , the country's capital city .

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Current time in Oteru is now 12:20 AM (Tuesday) . 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, Umuahu, Umuahia, and Uli. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Douala . Where to go and what to see in Oteru ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

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 11 km away
Tags: Populated places in Imo State

Uli, Anambra

Uli is a town of historic importance situated at the extreme southeast conner of Ihiala local government area of Anambra state in Nigeria. Her closest neibouring towns are Amaofuo (formerly a village in Uli town), Ihiala, Amorka, Ubulu, Ozara, Egbuoma and Ohakpu. Uli town extends westward to the confluence of the rivers of Atamiri and Enyinja, and across Usham Lake down to the lower Niger region.

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Located at 5.78 6.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 11 km away
Tags: Populated places in Anambra State

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 12 km away
Tags: Cities in Igboland, Local Government Areas in Imo State, Populated places in Imo State, Towns in Igboland

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 14 km away
Tags: Lakes of Nigeria, Visitor attractions in Nigeria

Umundugba

Umundugba is a town in Isu Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria, and is the headquarters of Isu LGA.

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Located at 5.68 7.07 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Populated places established in the 16th century, Populated places in Imo State