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Ideato South LGA | |
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 Ideato South Headquarters Entrance | |
  Ideato South LGA Location in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 5°51′N 7°6′E / 5.850°N 7.100°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Imo State |
| Area | |
• Total | 88 km2 (34 sq mi) |
| Population (2006 census) | |
• Total | 159,879 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| 3-digit postal code prefix | 475 |
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Ideato South is a Local Government Area in Imo State, South-eastern Nigeria.[1] Ideato South, with a total of 23 autonomous communities has its headquarters in the town of Dikenafai, the source of Orashi River.[2][3][4] Ideato South has an area of 88 km² and a population of 159,879 at the 2006 census.[5][6] The postal code of the area is 475.[7][8]
The people of Ideato South are farmers, who produce both cash and food crops. These cash crops include oil palm, raffia palm, groundnut, melon, cotton, cocoa, rubber while the food crops are yams, cassava, cocoyam, breadfruit, three leaf yam etc. They are also traders.
The custodians of their culture ,namely the Ezes, Nzes, Ozo title holders, Durunzes etc perform specific roles in relation to their culture. A private University, formally erected by Gov. Rochas Okorocha, named Eastern Palm University, has recently been renamed as K. O. Mbadiwe University, making it the second state University after Imo State University. The University is situated in Ogboko, Ideato South. The indigenes and residents of Ideato South are predominantly Catholics and Anglicans.
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- ^ Nema Obih (E.Obih-Frank) (2004). "My Father's Village – Excerpts from a Memoir in Progress (New York)" (PDF). www.oralhistory-productions.org. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
- ^ "Ideato South Local Government Area, IDSLGA: About Us". 2014. Archived from the original on June 17, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "IDEATO SOUTH UNION UK: History". Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved May 21, 2016.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "Ideato North, Imo Postcode List - Page 1 - Nigeria Postcode". www.nigeriapostcode.com. Retrieved 2022-03-15.
- ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-12-15.