Isiala Ngwa South

Isiala Ngwa South is a Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Omoba. Omoba is the Spelling gotten from the Pronunciation of the White man, Originally it is "UMUOBA" as "UMU" in Igbo Language means "children". The Igbo Race has "UMU" attached to most of their villages and Towns. This was a way of naming a People, Example UMU-EKEGWU meaning "The Children of EKEGWU". Omoba(UMUOBA) is a small railway town with an urban population. There are micro finance banks, an office of the Nigerian Postal Service [NIPOST] and a daily market which attracts visitors from all around the local government.

Isiala Ngwa South
LGA
Country Nigeria
StateAbia State
CapitalOmoba
Area
 • Total100 sq mi (258 km2)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total134,762
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
Websiteabiastate.gov/isialangwa south by Delight Godwin

The National Integrated Power Project [NIPP] saw the building of a sub-power station at the heart of Omoba which has improved power supply within the town in recent times.

It has an area of 258 km² and a population of 134,762 at the 2006 census. The first executive chairman is Chief Damian Ozurumba.

List of Towns and Villages in Isiala Ngwa South LGA:

Ovu-Ngwa:

Agbaragwu Amaede Ele-na-Ekpu Iheneriala Ngwama Okpungwu Umuaja Umuakpor Umuapu I Umuapu II Umuejije Umuihi Umuotiri umuukuru

Osokwa – Nvosi:

Umuetegha Iheoji Ikem Mgbogbo-Ndiolumbe Nkpuruta-Ndiolumbe Ntigha Ogele-Ukwu Umuabali Umuada

Isiala Nvosi:

Amaiyi Amaku Ebeyi Kputuke Eziama Mgbokonta Obuba Ohuhu Ekwuru Umuawuru Umuofa Umuehim Umuejea Umuguru Umunevo Umunko Umunkpeyi Umunwanbi Umuobefu Umuogele Umuokiri Umuokpogho Umuomacha Umuezu


Ovu-Okwu:

Amauha Obiekwensu Okpuala Ovorji Umiri Umuakwa Umuegoro Umueleghele Umuene Umuowa Umurasi

Omoba:

Umugba Umuagu Umuamosi Umuezechi Umuikea Umuire Umuokoroukwu Umuoleihe

Okporo Ahaba:

Amuke Mba Mbutu Umuoke Okpuhie Umuajuju Umuakuma Umuenere Umuhie Umuoko

Mbutu:

Amankwo Egbelu-Mnbutu/Umuokere Obekwesu Okungwu Owerrinta Uhum Umogwu Umuduru Umuekwe Umueleke Umuezeocha Umuichi Umuocheala-Umuokorie Umuojima Efene Umuojima-Ukwu Umuokwu Umuagu Umuosisi Umuosoala Waterside

Amaise-Ahaba:

Mabedeala Nkpuka Umuacha Umuikaa Umuvo

Ngwa:

Amaudara Umuala Umuebi Umuezeoji Umundogu Umunta

Amaise:

Aga Amaokpu Nnoyi Umuekene Umunwarida

The postal code of the area is 451.[1]

References
  1. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-09-26. Retrieved 2009-10-20.


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