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Ihiagwa is a town in Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria. It is located 12 km (7.5 mi) south of the capital city of Owerri. The township is composed of eight villages: Umuelem, Umuchima, Mboke, Nnkaramochie, Iriamogu, Aku/Umuokwo, Ibuzo and Umuezeawula. Ihiagwa has been divided into two autonomous communities, namely Ihiagwa Ancient Kingdom (Chimelem), comprising two villages: Umuelem and Umuchima;and Dindi-Ihiagwa, comprising the remaining six villages, all divisions done for administrative and developmental reasons. Each autonomous community is a monarchy ruled by an Eze.
The Ihiagwa people are members of the Igbo ethnic group in the southeastern Nigeria. They number about ten thousand (10,000) and easily identified among the Oratta people of Owerri.
The Ihiagwa people are also referred to as the Aguzieafors i.e. the calendar keepers. This means in those pre-British times the Ihiagwa were responsible for keeping the calendar of the surrounding communities and also had the duty of alerting the surrounding communities of the date for the new yam festival and also other dates.
The Federal University of Technology Owerri (FUTO) is located in Ihiagwa. The Market in Ihiagwa is called 'Nkwo Ukwu'. 'Uzi na Aboshi' is used to denote Nekede and Ihiagwa because they are siblings. The secondary school in Ihiagwa is Ihiagwa Secondary school located at Umuchima. Obiwuruotu is the women dance group of Ihiagwa. Major religion is Christianity. Major religious organizations include Saint John Anglican Church Ihiagwa, Catholic church Ihiagwa, Jehovah's witnesses and Baptist Church Ihiagwa.
The surrounding Towns/Villages to Ihiagwa are Nekede, Eziobodo, Obinze, Naze and Obibiezena. The Otamiri River passes through the Town.[1]
^"THE GREAT OTAMIRI RIVER". Ihiagwa town. Archived from the original on 2009-02-08. Retrieved 2009-10-14.
Ihiagwa is a town in Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria. It is located 12 km (7.5 mi) south of the capital city of Owerri. The township...
State, Nigeria. The university is bounded by the communities of Eziobodo, Ihiagwa, Obinze, Okolochi and Emeabiam. It is the premier federal university of...
Technology Owerri - FUTO. There is a misconception that a neighboring village Ihiagwa is the host community of FUTO but that is not true as Eziobodo accounts...
Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria, it borders Emeabiam, Eziobodo, Ihiagwa and Obibiezena communities. It is one of the host communities of Federal...
postal code of the area is 460. Umuguma Avu Okuku Oforola Obinze Nekede Ihiagwa Eziobodo Okolochi Emeabiam Irete Orogwe Amakohia-Ubi Ndegwu Ohii Eziokele...
State, Nigeria)". tribune. 17 November 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021. "Ihiagwa Day: Ondo First Lady Gets New Title, 'Nwanyiwuihe'". thisday. 31 December...
At the translocation of the Federal University to the permanent site, Ihiagwa near Owerri, the Lake Nwaebere Campus of that university was then acquired...
federal government-owned higher institution. "THE GREAT OTAMIRI RIVER". Ihiagwa town. Archived from the original on 2009-02-08. Retrieved 2009-10-14. v...
houses. The river runs south from Egbu past Owerri and through Nekede, Ihiagwa, Eziobodo, Olokwu Umuisi, Mgbirichi and Umuagwo to Ozuzu in Etche, in the...
medicinal plants. Page 320. "IGBO CULTURE AND THE OSUJIS OF UMUOHIAGU". "Ihiagwa Traditional Religion". Archived from the original on 2010-09-13. Retrieved...
midfielder for Zulte Waregem of the Belgian Second Division. Nnadi was born in Ihiagwa, in the Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria. He played...
physical source of Otamiri River which flows to Owerri Nchi Ise, Nekede, Ihiagwa and then pass through many other communities in IMO State to Rivers State...
(Umuguma) Ihiagwa L. A. School Ihiagwa I; L. A. School Ihiagwa II; Ihiagwa Secondary School I; Health Centre Ihiagwa; Comm. Cent. School Ihiagwa; Comm. School...
He was appointed Archbishop of Aba Province in 2011. Nwosu was born in Ihiagwa on 24 November 1949. Nwosu gained his Dip. Th. at Trinity Theological College...
Federal University of Technology - Owerri Library Location Owerri, Ihiagwa, Nigeria Type Academic library Established 1982 (42 years ago) (1982) Collection...
the Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo state, Nigeria. Along with Ihiagwa, Eziobodo and Obinze, it borders the Federal University of Technology,...
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