Isuikwuato

Isuikwuato
town and local government area
Interactive map of Isuikwuato
Coordinates: 5°44′06″N 7°30′09″E / 5.73489°N 7.50263°E / 5.73489; 7.50263
Country Nigeria
StateAbia State
Population
 (2006)
 • Total
115,794[1]
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

Isuikwuato// ⓘ is a town and local government area in Abia State in southeastern Nigeria. This local government area falls under the Abia North senatorial district in Abia State, Nigeria.[2] The name Isu-Ikwu-Ato translates from Igbo as 'three Isu families or lineage' and refers to the three lineages descended from the Isu people, in what is now a local government area. The three brothers are Imenyi who is the eldest, Oguduasaa, his younger brother from the same mother and Isuamawo the second oldest and first from the second wife. These three major clans which also harbour various communities in each of them make up the present day Isuikwuato. It has an estimated population of over 50,000 people. Isuikwuato has natural resources such as iron ore and kaolin.[3] Oil lines flow through Isuikwuato and there have been cases of burst pipe which have had severe effects on the local economy and environment. The major cash crops are palm oil and cassava.[4] The soil at Isuikwuato is loose and suffers from erosion and this left some dangerous erosion sites in the area. They lack the needed government backing to build drainages around the area to guide the flow of water without further harming the already crying soil. Blessed with hills and highlands, the town will appreciate water infrastructures because water is an important but hard resource to get in Isuikwuato. Isuikwuato is also home to Abia State University Uturu.

Isuikwuato people are predominantly Christians. Catholic, Anglicans, Presbyterians and Methodists dominate other denominations, but denominations such as Assemblies of God have increased in number.

Geography

The average temperature of Isiukwuato Local Government Area is 28 degrees Celsius or 82.4 degrees Fahrenheit, and it experiences two distinct seasons. In the Local Government Area, there is an average humidity of 64% and an average wind speed of 10 km/h or 6 mph.[5]

Localities

Isuikwuato has eight communities/districts, these communities contains several villages including;

  • Amaba
  • Eluama: Umuebere Nkuma (Obu-Na-Ebere Nkuma), Umuebere Aja, Umuama, Ekebe, Obodo, Umusoo, Umuokogbuo, Umuerem, Ndi Ogu, Umuezeoka, Umuihe (formerly, Umu Ohu) and Igidi-Inyim
  • Umuasua
  • Ozara
  • Otampa

Amaibo Oguduasa

  • Umunnekwu-Agbo: Eziama, Umuankwa, Umuihu (Agbama, Umueze, Umuekari, Umuodum), Umura.
  • Ezere: Isiala-Ezere, Ozara, Umuakwua
  • Mgbelu Umunnekwu: Amawo, Umuezebete, Ohukabia, Ugwuntu,
  • Acha: Agbama, Umuokombo, Etiti-Orji, Amangwu, Amachara, Ama-Ahia, Amaisisi, Ndiokoroukwu
  • Ovim: Amune, Obayi, Amake, Ohoroho, Ohonja.
  • Isiala-Ezere Autonomous Community that made up of 8 villages. Umuagu,Amaohoro, Amaelem, Amaja,Umuakam, Mgbelu Amaja, Amaozo,Ndi Ogbugo
  • Uturu: Isunabo, Achara, Nvurunvu.[6]
  • Umuobiala: Amaise (Umuana, Amutu, and ...), Obinohia (Alimenze), Ndiohia, and Umuemoke (Amaji, Amaedele, Aliokoroafo).

Notable people

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Abia (State, Nigeria) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". Archived from the original on 30 August 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2026.
  2. ↑ Nwakanma, Sunday (17 April 2024). "Kalu renovates schools in Isikwuato local government". The Punch. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
  3. ↑ Nigeria: Abia – Mineral Resources In Abia State – Abia State
  4. ↑ Daily Independent Online
  5. ↑ "Isuikwuato Local Government Area". www.manpower.com.ng. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  6. ↑ "Towns & Villages in Isukwuato « Towns & Villages". Towns & Villages. Retrieved 30 May 2026.
  7. ↑ Nigeria Daily Vanguard

5°32′N 7°29′E / 5.533°N 7.483°E / 5.533; 7.483

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