Nawfija

Nawfija
Lọvụjọ
Town
Nawfija is located in Nigeria
Nawfija
Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 6°01′N 7°13′E / 6.017°N 7.217°E / 6.017; 7.217
Country Nigeria
StateAnambra State
LGAOrumba South
Government
 • TypeTraditional
 • IgweHRH Igwe Clifford C. Okeke
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

Nawfija, also written as Nọfịja (pronounced Lọvụjọ by natives), is an Igbo town located in southeastern Nigeria. It is under Orumba South Local Government Area council in Anambra State. As at 2006, Nawfija had an estimated population of 100,000. The town shares boundaries on the West by Akpu and Amagu; on the East by Isulo and Ezira; on the North by Onneh and Ufuma; and on the South by Umueji, Ufuma.[1]

  1. ^ Prince, Bykson. "Nawfija celebrates New Yam festival, seeks ways to lift community". Anaedo Online. Retrieved 4 October 2018.