Imo State

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Imo State
State nickname: Eastern Heartland
Location
Location of Imo State in Nigeria
Statistics
Governor
(List)		 Ikedi Godson Ohakim (PPA)
Date Created February 3, 1976
Capital Owerri
Area 5,530 km²
Ranked 34th
Population
1991 Census
2005 est.		 Ranked 13th
2,485,499
4,000,000[1]
ISO 3166-2 NG-IM

Imo State is a state in Nigeria. It is located in the southeast region of the country, with Owerri as it capital and largest city. Ikedi Godson Ohakim is the current governor.

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Imo State came into existence in 1976 along with other new states created under the leadership of the late military ruler of Nigeria, Murtala Muhammad, having been previously part of East-Central State. The state is named after the Imo River.[2] Part of it was split off in 1991 as Abia State, and another part became Ebonyi State.

Besides Owerri, Imo State's major towns are Isu, Okigwe, Oguta, Orlu, Mbaise, Emekuku (Emekē Ukwu), Orodo, Orsu. The state is rich in crude oil, natural gas and fertile, arable agricultural land.

Imo State is made up of twenty-seven Local Government Areas:

Imo is a predominantly Igbo speaking state, with Igbo people constituting a majority.

Prominent people from Imo State include:

  1. ^ Imostate.com
  2. ^ Physical Setting: Imo State. OnlineNigeria.com. Devace Nigeria. Retrieved on 2007-08-13.

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