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Umueje Destination Guide

Touring Umueje in Nigeria

Umueje in the region of Rivers is a city located in Nigeria - some 252 mi or ( 405 km ) South of Abuja , the country's capital city .

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Time in Umueje is now 05:50 AM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Africa/Lagos " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Douala, Malabo, Otuoku, Umugbome Camp, and Umuahia. Being here already, consider visiting Douala . Check out our recommendations for Umueje ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Interesting facts about this location

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 21 km away
Tags: Igbo subgroups, Local Government Areas in Rivers State

Igbuku

Founded on the shores of the River Ase, Igbuku is one of the last Isoko towns sharing a common boundary with the UkwuaniKwale speaking areas of Delta State, Nigeria. Igbuku shares a common boundary with Ofagbe, Ovrode, Ibrede, Aboh, and Ashaka. The town is made up of descendants from Isoko and Kwale speaking founders who have so intertwined in intermarriages, that almost everyone from the town can trace to a mixed ancestry.

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Located at 5.62 6.42 (Lat./Long.); Less than 26 km away
Tags: Populated places in Delta State

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

Niger Delta

Nigeria Delta, the delta of the Niger River in Nigeria, is a very densely populated region sometimes called the Oil Rivers because it was once a major producer of palm oil. The area was the British Oil Rivers Protectorate from 1885 until 1893, when it was expanded and became the Niger Coast Protectorate. The Niger Delta, as now defined officially by the Nigerian government, extends over about 70,000 km² and makes up 7.5% of Nigeria’s land mass.

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Located at 5.33 6.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 28 km away
Tags: Freshwater ecoregions, Landforms of Nigeria, Niger River Delta

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