Anambra West
Anambra West is a Local Government Area in the northwestern part of Anambra State, Nigeria. Towns that make up the local government are Mmiata Anam, Umuoba-Abegbu Anam, Umuenwelum Anam, Owelle, Oroma-Etiti, Umueze Anam, Umudora Anam, Umuikwu Anam, Onono Umuikwu Anam, Ukwalla, Inoma-Akator, Nzam, Igbedor, Igbokenyi, Odekpe, Allah/Onugwa and Iyiora Anam. The headquarters and the seat of government is Nzam. The people of Anambra West belong to an Igbo subgroup known as Omambala. Anambra west speaks two languages.. igbo and igalla. Anambra west remains the largest local government in Anambra state geographically.
Anambra West | |
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| Country | Nigeria |
| State | Anambra State |
| Government | |
| • Transition Committee Chairman | Sylvester Oriji-Okafor[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Natural resources
Anambra West is rich in crude oil and natural gas, and is rated as having the highest oil reserves in Nigeria with large amounts of untapped natural gas and oil at Mmiata Anam, Owelle, Umuikwu, Umudora, Nzam, iyiora, Odekpe, Allah/Onugwa and Igbedor. Anambra west is the foods basket of anambra state and until date they are lacking of all sort of social amenities most of this towns went to the stream, spring and river to fetch water to drink
Schools
Here is the list of secondary schools in Anambra West Local Government Area:
- Community Secondary School, Umueze Anam
- Anam High School, Oroma-Etiti which is the oldest in the local government area
- Christ The King College, Umuem Anam
- Community Secondary School, Mmiata Anam
- Community Comprehensive Secondary School, Nzam
- Udama Community Secondary School, Inoma-Akator
- Community Secondary School, Igbedor
- Great Sailor Int'l Secondary School, Onono-Umuikwu, Anam
- Crowther memorial College, Umuikwu Anam
- Madonna Secondary School, Nzam
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State capital: Awka | ||
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