Onuimo

{{Short description|Local Government Area in Imo State, Nigeria}}

{{Use Nigerian English|date=January 2023}}

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| leader_title = Local Government Chairman

| leader_name = Emeka Paul Obi {{Cite web | url = https://grassrootreporters.ng/2024/09/22/isiec-officially-declares-2024-imo-lg-election-results-in-unprecedented-apc-sweep/ | title = ISIEC Officially Declares 2024 Imo LG Election Results in Unprecedented APC Sweep | access-date = 2025-02-04}}

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| area_total_km2 = 87

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| population_total = 99,368

| population_density_km2 = 1340.3

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Onuimo is a Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria.{{ cite web|url=http://www.citypopulation.de/php/nigeria-admin.php?adm1id=NGA017|title=Imo (State):Onuimo Local Government|access-date=May 22, 2016|work=www.citypopulation.de}} Its headquarters are in the town of Okwe. It comprises four towns namely: Okwe, Okwelle, Umuduru-Egbeaguru and Umuna.

It has an area of 87 km2 and a population of 99,247 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 470.{{cite web | title = Post Offices- with map of LGA | publisher = NIPOST | url = http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx | access-date = 2009-10-20 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121126042849/http://www.nipost.gov.ng/postcode.aspx | archive-date = 2012-11-26 }}

Climate

Onuimo in Imo has a tropical wet and dry or savanna climate and is located at an elevation of 123.97 metres (406.73 feet) above sea level (Classification: Aw). The city's average annual temperature is -0.58% lower than Nigeria's averages at 28.88°C (83.98°F). Imo generally experiences 268.89 wet days (73.67% of the time) annually, with precipitation totaling roughly 234.25 millimetres (9.22 inches).

Gallery

Nkwo Umucheke in Onuimo Local Government.jpg|Umucheke market center in Onuimo

Umucheke Health Center in Onuimo.jpg|Umucheke Health Center in Onuimo

References