Ahiazu Mbaise Towns And Villages

Ahiazu Mbaise is a Local Government Area in Imo State, Nigeria, formed by the 1976 merger of the neighbouring towns of Ahiara and Ekwerazu. Its headquarters sits at Afor-Oru, at coordinates 5°33′45″N 7°15′40″E. The area covers about 114 square kilometres.

The 2006 census counted 170,824 residents. A 2022 projection put the figure near 237,400. Ahiazu Mbaise holds 12 wards: Ogbe, Otulu/Aguneze, Oru-Na-Lude, Nnarambia, Okirika Nwenkwo, Amuzi/Ihenworie, Okirika Nweke, Obohia/Ekwereazu, Mpam, Oparanadim, Umunumo/Umuchieze and Ogbor/Umueze.

The list below was checked name by name against the 2015 INEC ward and polling-unit directory, the GRID3 Nigeria settlement dataset and GeoNames. A large share of the LGA’s former list had been mixed up with settlements belonging to neighbouring Ohaji/Egbema; those names have been removed.

  1. Afor-Oru
  2. Aguneze
  3. Akabor
  4. Akpim
  5. Amakpaka
  6. Amaokwe
  7. Amaorji
  8. Amato Alike
  9. Amuzi
  10. Ekwereazu Town
  11. Eziama
  12. Eziama Oparanadim
  13. Ihitte
  14. Ihitte Aforukwu
  15. Isiala Oparanadim
  16. Izuoha
  17. Lude
  18. Mpam
  19. Ndiohia
  20. Nnarambia
  21. Nnemere
  22. Obodo Ujichi
  23. Obohia
  24. Oduga
  25. Ogbe
  26. Ogbenneisii
  27. Ogbor
  28. Okirika Nweke
  29. Okirika Nwenkwo
  30. Okirikama
  31. Oparanadim
  32. Oparanadim Nweafor
  33. Oparanadim Nwenkwo
  34. Oru
  35. Otulu
  36. Umuagbaru
  37. Umuagbavu Oru
  38. Umuakali
  39. Umuchieze
  40. Umuchoko Aguneze
  41. Umuduru
  42. Umuekwonye Akabor
  43. Umueleke
  44. Umueze
  45. Umuezeala Lude
  46. Umugaa
  47. Umugwa
  48. Umuhuocha
  49. Umuigwe
  50. Umuihi
  51. Umukete
  52. Umukpo Lude
  53. Umuloghocha Lude
  54. Umulolo
  55. Umumbiri
  56. Umunachi
  57. Umunumo
  58. Umunzeri Aguneze
  59. Umuofor
  60. Umuogologo
  61. Umuokeawa
  62. Umuokoro
  63. Umuokwu
  64. Umuoma
  65. Umuoriaku Lude
  66. Umuowasi
  67. Umutunwayi
  68. Umuwaja Lude