Orumba North

Orumba North
LGA
Country  Nigeria
State Anambra State
Population (2006)
  Total 172,405
Time zone WAT (UTC+1)

Orumba North is a Local Government Area in Anambra State, East-central Nigeria.

Towns

The 16 major towns that make up the local government are as follows;


It is a region with markedly fertile land for agriculture with prominent products around rice, yam, cassava, and palm oil. Most of the population are subsistence farmers and traders. There is also a large student community as a result of the presence of a Federal Polytechnic located at Okoh.

Schools

Here is the list of secondary schools in Orumba North Local Government Area:


Natives

Orumba Local Government Area is home to some of Nigeria's distinguished personalities spanning the academia, politics, and corporate world. These include some of the following underlisted people.

Ufuma is particularly popular in the South Eastern part of Nigeria because it had offered sanctuary to fleeing Biafran warlords during the final days of the Nigerian-Biafran conflict.

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References


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