Orumba North | |
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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.
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.
Here is the list of secondary schools in Orumba North Local Government Area:
Notable people from Orumba Local Government Area include:
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.