Isuikwuato Towns And Villages
Isuikwuato is a local government area in Abia State, southeastern Nigeria. Isu-Ikwu-Ato means “three Isu lineages” in Igbo, for the founding brothers Imenyi, Oguduasa and Isuamawu, whose descendants still organise the LGA into eight communities.
The area sits on hilly, erosion-prone ground and holds Abia State University at Uturu. Population stood at 115,794 at the 2006 census, projected to 168,600 by 2022.
Isuikwuato borders Bende and Umunneochi within Abia State, and touches Ebonyi State to the east. Its traditional headquarters town is also called Isi-Ikwuato.
Below is the list of towns and villages in Isuikwuato Local Government, Abia State, Nigeria, cross-checked against INEC polling-unit records, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap and local community sources:
- Acha
- Ahaba
- Ahaba Ehuma
- Akpukpa
- Amaba
- Amaeke
- Amahia/Amaogudu
- Amaibo
- Amaidi
- Amaise
- Amaiyi Obinohia
- Amaiyi-Uhu
- Amanyanwu
- Amaobaja
- Amaogudu
- Amaokwe
- Amawo
- Amiyi Ahaba
- Amune
- Ekebe
- Eluama
- Elugwunta
- Ezere
- Eziama
- Ihenzu
- Isunabo
- Mbalano
- Ndiohia
- Ndundu
- Ngodo-Ugwu
- Nunya
- Nvurunvu
- Obayi
- Obinohia
- Obodo
- Ogwahia
- Ohaukabi
- Ohonja
- Ohoroho
- Onuzu
- Oriendu
- Otampa
- Ovim
- Ozara
- Ugwuntu
- Umuagu
- Umuakwua
- Umuama
- Umuamara
- Umuankwa
- Umuanyi
- Umuasua
- Umuebere Aja
- Umuebere Nkuma
- Umuezebete
- Umuihu
- Umunekwu
- Umuobiala
- Umuokogbuo
- Umura
- Uturu
Isuikwuato has iron ore and kaolin deposits, and Abia State University at Uturu is the LGA’s biggest employer outside farming. Palm oil and cassava are the main cash crops. Burst oil pipelines have damaged farmland and water sources in the past, and the loose hillside soil erodes badly where drainage is poor.
Most residents are Christian, split mainly between Catholic, Anglican and Presbyterian congregations, with a growing Assemblies of God presence.
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