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Egbema [1] [2] is a town in Ohaji/Egbema, [3] Local Government Areas [4] of Imo State, Nigeria.

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Egbema
LGA: Ohaji/Egbema
State Imo State
Country Nigeria
Time zone UTC+1 (WAT)

Infrastructure

Egbema being a town in the Niger Delta region of Southern Nigeria, richly blessed with Natural Resources, and Abundance of Oil and Gas has attracted several projects including; Egbema Power Plant, [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] -The Assa North-Ohaji South project (ANOH). [10] [11] [12] [13]

Population

As of 2019, Egbema has an estimated population of over 375,837 people in the densely populated village. [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21]

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