Amakohia

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Amakohia is the name of four different villages in southeastern Nigeria, all located near the city of Owerri and contained within the Ikeduru local government area. [1]

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Amakohia is one of the towns in Ikeduru Local Government council in Imo State.

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References

  1. "GeoNames Fulltextsearch : amakohia". www.geonames.org. Retrieved 2017-01-28.

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