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Ideato South is a Local Government Area in Imo State, South-eastern Nigeria.[1] Ideato South, with a total of 23 autonomous communities has its headquarters in the town of Dikenafai, the source of Orashi River.[2][3][4] Ideato South has an area of 88 km² and a population of 159,879 at the 2006 census.[5][6] The postal code of the area is 475.[7][8]
The people of Ideato South are farmers, who produce both cash and food crops. These cash crops include oil palm, raffia palm, groundnut, melon, cotton, cocoa, rubber while the food crops are yams, cassava, cocoyam, breadfruit, three leaf yam etc. They are also traders.
The custodians of their culture ,namely the Ezes, Nzes, Ozo title holders, Durunzes etc perform specific roles in relation to their culture. A private University, formally erected by Gov. Rochas Okorocha, named Eastern Palm University, has recently been renamed as K. O. Mbadiwe University, making it the second state University after Imo State University. The University is situated in Ogboko, Ideato South. The indigenes and residents of Ideato South are predominantly Catholics and Anglicans.
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^Ijeoma, Henry M; et al. (2008). "Urashi Waterfall Ecotourism Development and Cultural Challenges in Dikenafai, Ideato South Local Government Area, Nigeria". Department of Forestry and Wildlife Management, University of Port Harcourt, Port Harcourt, Rivers State. African Research Review. 7: 4. ISSN 1119-023X. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
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