Ideato North

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Ideato North
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IDEATO NORTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT
CountryFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
State Imo State
Government
  Nze nō ozorIgwekala,Icheokaome
Time zone UTC+1 (WAT)
Imo internal Revenue Service building in Ideato North Local Government Area in Imo State Ideato North Local Government Area.jpg
Imo internal Revenue Service building in Ideato North Local Government Area in Imo State

Ideato North is a Local Government Area in Imo State, Nigeria. It was created in 1976 as Ideato Local Government, but was later divided into both Ideato North, and Ideato South [1] Villages belonging to the community of Arondizuogu are located in this area.

Its administrative headquarters is in Urualla. Other towns in this LGA include: Obodoukwu, Akokwa, Uzii, Osina, Akpulu, Umualaoma and Isiokpo. [2]

As at 2011 it had a population of 183,260. [3]

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References

  1. About Imo State - Local Government Area Archived 2007-11-12 at the Wayback Machine . Government of Imo State. Retrieved on 2008-05-15.
  2. Nigeria, Media (2018-04-19). "List Of Towns And Villages In Ideato North L.G.A, Imo State". Media Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-05-11.
  3. Population listing for Nigeria

Ideato North Imo State