Oguta

Oguta Ugwuta
City
Oguta
Coordinates:
Country	Nigeria
State	Imo State
LGA	Oguta LGA
Population (2006)
• Total	22,000
Time zone	WAT (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	not observed (UTC)
Postcode	464...
Goddess	Uhamiri

Oguta is a town on the east bank of Oguta Lake in Imo State of southeastern Nigeria. It is the administrative seat for Oguta LGA. Oguta was one of the first territories used by the British to advance into the Igbo hinterland. As of 2012 Oguta's population was estimated at 20,096. The city of Oguta is divided into two townships, Oguta 1 and Oguta 2, separated by its popular lake with the Local Government HQ located at OGUTA 1. Njaba River and Orashi River are major tributaries of the lake.

Economy

Today, Oguta is better known for its resort hotel, challenging Scottish-designed golf course,Oguta has attracted a lot of visitors because of its popular lake. It is also a home of commercial fishing. It has a huge oil and gas deposit known as the "Golden Belt". Oguta is also known for its rich cultural diversity.Oguta has a history that traces our forefathers to the great Benin kingdom under the rulership of the oba.Our traditional attires tells a lot of our rich culture. Fish, yam and cassava are just some of the staples in an average Oguta person's diet. Neighbouring towns include Ezi-Orsu, Izombe, Akri, Mgbidi, Awo-Omamma, Mgbele, Nkwesi, Nnebukwu, Orsu-Obodo, Egwe, and Egbuoma, border town with Anambra State. Oguta 2 is home to Donguarella, an Italian Catholic outreach project for handicapped children.

Notable natives

• OKORONKWO STANLEY OBINNA
• Nwanegbo Chinedu Baho
• Nonye Nnaji {Okwuosa}
• HPO Udom
• Ikenna Nzimiro
• Chukwudifu Oputa
• Bernard Akubeze
• Chief Magistrate Hippolyte Nnani Nsofor
• Barr. Iyk Orisha (Dr.) (Chief)
• Arthur Nzeribe
• Charles Oputa
• Dr Alban
• Lambert Adindu-Uzoka
• Flora Nwapa
• Hon. Justice Anthony I. Aseme
• Oshiji Basil Ochije
• Charles Orisha (Ogbuefi)
• Leslye Obiora
• Alfred Ijoma Dibua
• Augustine Agorua
• Clem Ohameze
• Chief Kaizer K Akubeze - Damanze Obidigbo
• Chief Newton Okaru
• Don El Yudo
• Camilla Mberekpe
• Lawrence Nwabueze

∗ Chief Barr. Ben Nwabor

• Sampson Ahanwa - Damanze Ojigbani
• Chief Damanze Agundu Albert Chukwudifu Ojadi
• Prof. Emma Ojadi
• Frank Ojadi
• Richard Ojadi

• Matthias Uche Nwabor

• Ezeoba Okoroafor (Jnr)

See also

• Eziorsu
• Awa]
• Ejemekwuru
• Mgbele
• Izombe
• Chief Kaizer K Akubeze - Damanze Obidigbo
• Obudi Agwa

∗ Akabor

• Ezeoba Okoroafor (Jnr)

Akabor is also a town in Oguta LG, it's neighboring towns are Awa, Ejemekwuru, Izombe all in Oguta LGA. Akabor is also bounded with Agwa in the north and Awo-Omamma in the south

References

Akabor is also bounded with Agwa in the north and Awo Omamma in the south.