Agulu

Agulu
town
Agulu Lake
Agulu Lake
Agulu is located in Nigeria
Agulu
Agulu
Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 6°07′N 7°04′E / 6.117°N 7.067°E / 6.117; 7.067
Country Nigeria
StateAnambra State
Government
 • IgweIgwe Innocent Obodoakor [1]
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
National languageIgbo

Agulu is a large town in Anambra State, Nigeria. It is located in Anaocha Local Government Area. Agulu is under the Anambra Central Senatorial District.[2] It is home to the Agulu Lake.[3] Agulu community has prominent men and women in politics, industries, academia and the government. The community also has produced a Governor in Anambra State in the person of Mr Peter Obi. Agulu is also known for the Agulu-Nanka erosion sites.[4] Agulu comprises twenty villages. These are: Nwanchi, Nneohia, Okpu, Ama-Ezike, Odidama, Amorji, Isiamaigbo, Ukunu, Uhueme, Obeagu, Obe, Nkitaku, Okpu-Ifite, Umubialla, Amatutu, Umuowelle, Umunnowu, Ifiteani, Umuifite, and Nneogidi.

  1. ^ About Agulu https://faceofagulu.com/about-us/
  2. ^ "Anambra Central Senatorial District". Centre for Community and Rural Development. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
  3. ^ "Agulu Lake… An emerging paradise". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. 2016-07-09. Retrieved 2022-03-19.
  4. ^ Egboka, B. C. E.; Okpoko, E. I. (1984). "Gully erosion in the Agulu-Nanka region of Anambra State, Nigeria". Challenges in African Hydrology and Water Resources: Proceedings, Harare Symposium, July 1984 / Edited by D.E. Walling, S.S.D. Foster, P. Wurzel.

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