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Owo | |
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Town | |
  Owo | |
| Coordinates: 6°30′27″N 7°41′36″E / 6.5076°N 7.6932°E | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| State | Enugu State |
| Local Government Area | Nkanu East |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| Religion | |
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| Christianity · African traditional religion |
Owo is a town in Nkanu East Local Government Area (LGA) of Enugu state, Nigeria.[1] Owo consists of six main villages: Ashishi, Ohuani, Ishiegu, Ogere, Emene and Ndiagu. Other settlements which were originally part of the main villages are Ejaogbo, Mbulu, Ekeagu, Obegu ishiagu, Obegu Emene, Obegu Ogere, and Obegu Ohuani. These make up Mbulu Owo autonomous community created in the year, 2006. The town is an agrarian community: About 80% of the population are farmers. The population of Owo in 2014 was 9,879.[2] The estimated population of Owo in 2022 is over 14,000 people.
- ^ Widjaja, Michael. "Enugu maps and Enugu Communities". igboguide.org. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
- ^ Egbo, Ogechuckwu C. "Early human settlement patterns in Nkanu East Local Government area, Enugu State" (PDF). UNN Project Reports: 33–35.