Umuagwo

5°18′21″N 6°56′44″E / 5.30583°N 6.94556°E / 5.30583; 6.94556

Umuagwo is a town in the Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area (LGA) of Imo State in Nigeria. The population is mostly Christian and Igbo-speaking. The town lies on the Otamiri River downstream from Ihiagwa and 26 km (16 mi) from Owerri on the Port Harcourt road. Eze Tony Oguzie, Chairman of the Council of Traditional Rulers in the Orlu (Imo West) senatorial zone, is monarch of Umuagwo.

Health

Umuagwo is served by the Ohaji Medical Center. The town has a busy market which does not have any toilet or sanitary conveniences and is therefore insanitary, with high risk of contamination of the foodstuffs that are sold. In a 2006 study of the prevalence of Urinary schistosomiasis, a chronic parasitic disease caused by the trematode worm Schistosoma haematobium, Umuagwo was the only town in the LGA that had no cases of infection.

Education

The Michael Okpara College of Agriculture was established near the town in 1978, and was upgraded to become the Iwo State Polytechnic, Umuagwo in 2007. It is accredited at the State level. Chinwe Obaji was a lecturer at this institution before being appointed head of the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Education.

References

1. ^ "THE GREAT OTAMIRI RIVER". Ihiagwa town. Archived from the original on 2009-02-08. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
2. ^ a b "Imo State Polytechnic Umuagwo: welcome". Imo State Polytechnic Umuagwo. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
3. ^ Charles Ogugbuaja (March 1, 2009). "States Creation Committee May Resume States Tour In March". GUARDIAN. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
4. ^ "Umuagwo". Water Web Alliance. 2008-08-19. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
5. ^ Chidi G. Okoli; J. C. Anosike; M. O. E. Iwuala. "Prevalence and Distribution of Urinary Schistosomiasis in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria". Journal of American Science, 2(4), 2006. Retrieved 2009-10-13. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
6. ^ "ACCREDITATION STATUS OF PROGRAMMES OFFERED IN POLYTECHNICS AND SIMILAR TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS" (PDF). National Board for Technical Education. January 2007. Retrieved 2009-10-13.

v t e Populated places of Imo State, Nigeria
Cities	Ahiara Awo-Omamma Izombe Okigwe Orlu Owerri (State capital)
Towns and local government areas	Abba Aboh Mbaise Ahiazu Mbaise Akatta Amaifeke Amaigbo Amandugba Amike Anara Arondizuogu Dikenafai Ehime Mbano Ejemekwuru Ekwereazu Emekuku Eziama Obiato Ezinihitte Mbaise Ihiagwa Mbieri Mgbidi Naze Nekede Ngugu Nkwerre Nnarambia Obaku Oguta Ohaji/Egbema Ohoba Okwelle Okwuabala Okwudor Orsu Osemotor Osina Owerri North Ozara Ubomiri Umuagwo Umuaka Umueshi Umuezukwe Umundugba Umunoha Umunumo
Villages and other populated places	Abajah Abazu-Akabo Akabo Akalovo Amafor Amaimo Amakohia Amakohia Ubi Amatta Amauju Amaebu Ogwa Awaka Awo, Imo Azara Egbelu Edenta Egbu Ekwerazu Ogwa Emekeobibi Emii Ezeoke Nsu Eziorsu Ihite Ihitte Ogwa Ihuo Ikembara Irete Isuobiangwu Itu Lude Ahiara Ndegwu Nkalu Nkwesi Obazu Obeakpu Obigwo Obilokwu Mbieri Obinze Obizi Oboama Obodo Obodoukwu Ochicha Ogbe Okohia Okwuohia Orji Orodo Orogwe Oru na Nneude Otulu, Ahiara Otulu, Oru West Owelu Uburu Ekwe Umevu Umu Oma Umuaghadi Inyishia Umuchima Umunahu Umuofa Umuoke Uratta Uzuaba

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