Umuezukwe

Umuezukwe
St Anthony's Catholic Parish, Umuezukwe, Awo-omamma
St Anthony's Catholic Parish, Umuezukwe, Awo-omamma
Nickname: 
Uzo Umuezukwe
Umuezukwe Road, Awo-Omamma is an ancient access road that leads to Ughamiri (local name for Njaba River). The road leads to the historic and now abandoned Umuezukwe Oil mill factory on the waterfront. It was an important economic access road to the eastern coast via Njaba River-Oguta Lake-Orashi River waterways during the pre-colonial and oil palm trades.[1]
Umuezukwe Road, Awo-Omamma is an ancient access road that leads to Ughamiri (local name for Njaba River). The road leads to the historic and now abandoned Umuezukwe Oil mill factory on the waterfront. It was an important economic access road to the eastern coast via Njaba River-Oguta Lake-Orashi River waterways during the pre-colonial and oil palm trades.[1]
Umuezukwe is located in Nigeria
Umuezukwe
Umuezukwe
Location of Umuezukwe, Awo-Omamma
Coordinates: 5°41′29″N 6°54′9″E / 5.69139°N 6.90250°E / 5.69139; 6.90250
StateImo
Local Government AreaOru East
TownAwo-Omamma[2]
Autonomous CommunityEziawo II [2]
Government
 • GovernorHope Uzodinma (APC)
6-digit postal code prefix
474112 [3]
ISO 3166 codeNG.IM.OE.OM

Umuezukwe is an ancient trade route, a river port, and a farming community in Awo-Omamma,[2][4]: 20  northeast of the Niger Delta region,[4] Nigeria's South East, Imo State.[5][6] It is one of the densely populated Awo-Omamma rural settlements in the Njaba River basin.

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  3. ^ "Nigeria Postcode Query: Oru-East". nga.postcodequery.com. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
  4. ^ a b Global Reports LLC. "ANNUAL REPORT FOR ADDAX PETROLEUM N.V: Annual Report 05-OML 124 Field Maps". Addax Petroleum. Retrieved May 22, 2016.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Addax Petroleum Corporation Analysis Across the Oil and Gas Value Chain Report: Addax Petroleum Finds Oil At Awo Omamma In Nigeria" (PDF). researchandmarkets.com. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 24, 2015. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  6. ^ "AWO-OMAMMA-AMIRI RELATIONS SINCE 1970: UBAKU, KELECHI CHIKA" (PDF). naulibrary.org. September 2012.