Ahiazu Mbaise
Ahiazu Mbaise | |
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 Ahiazu Mbaise Headquarters Entrance | |
  Ahiazu Mbaise | |
| Coordinates: 5°33′45″N 7°15′40″E / 5.56250°N 7.26111°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Imo State |
| Government | |
| • Local Government Chairman | Larry Obinna Chikwe [1] |
| Area | |
| • Land | 44 sq mi (114 km2) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 170,902 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
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Ahiazu Mbaise is a Local Government Area in Imo State, Nigeria. It has an area of 114 km2 and an estimated population of 170,902 as of the 2006 census. It is the result of a merger between Ahiara and Ekwerazu towns, and it is headquartered in the town of Afor-Oru.
The local government area is bounded to the north by Isiala Mbano and Ehime Mbano, to the east by Obowo and Ihitte Uboma, to the south by Ezinihitte Mbaise and Aboh Mbaise and to the west by Ikeduru.[2][3]
Organization
[edit]Communities that make up Ahiazu Mbaise include those from Ahiara:
- Agu na Eze
- Akabo
- Amuzi
- Nnarambia
- Obodo
- Ogbe
- Ogwuama
- Otulu
- Oru na Nneude
- Ujichi
and those from Ekwereazu:
- Ihitte-Afor Ukwu
- Mpam
- Obohia
- Oparanadim
- Umuokrika (now Okrika-Nwankwo and Okrika-Nweke)
Administration
[edit]The postal code of the area is 463.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "ISIEC Officially Declares 2024 Imo LG Election Results in Unprecedented APC Sweep". Retrieved 2025-01-31.
- ^ Akpolu, Angela Nkwo- (2023-03-25). "Declare Ahiazu Mbaise State Constituency Election Result – Accord Party". Retrieved 2024-08-10.
- ^ "INEC- IREV". www.inecelectionresults.ng. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
- ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
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