Arochukwu

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Arochukwu Aro Oke-Igbo
Local Government Area
Arochukwu Location of Arochukwu in Nigeria
Coordinates: 5°23′N 7°55′E / 5.383°N 7.917°E / 5.383; 7.917
Country	Nigeria
State	Abia State
Composition	5 clans
Government
• Type	Monarchy (One of the few Igbo kingdoms in Nigeria, which practices the monarchical system of government)
• Eze Aro	Eberechukwu Oji[1]
Area
• Total	202 sq mi (524 km2)
Population  (2022 est)[2]
• Total	246,600
• Density	1,200/sq mi (470/km2)
• Ethnicities	Igbo Ibibio
• Religions	Christianity Traditional religions
Languages
• National language	Igbo Ibibio
3-digit postal code prefix	442
ISO 3166 code	NG.AB.AR

Arochukwu Local Government Area, sometimes referred to as Arochuku or Aro Oke-Igbo, is the third largest local government area in Abia State (after Aba and Umuahia) in southeastern Nigeria and homeland of the Igbo subgroup, Aro people.^[3]

It is composed of five clans namely Abam, Aro, Ihechiowa, Ututu and Isu. Arochukwu is a principal historic town in Igbo land. It was also one of the cities in the Southern protectorate targeted by the British colonial government. Several historic tourist sites exist in the city. The mystic Ibini Ukpabi shrine, the slave routes and other relics of the slave trade era are frequently visited by tourists. It is also in the food belt of Abia state where most of the staple foods are produced.^[3]