Isiala Mbano

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Okoro
Eze-Nnanyereugo
Isiala Mbano
Main Market of Isiala Mbano Local Government Area
Main Market of Isiala Mbano Local Government Area
Nickname(s): 
Eze-Nna
CountryNigeria
StateImo State
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

Isiala Mbano is a Local Government Area in Imo State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Umuelemai. It has an area of 166 square km and a population of 198,736 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 471.

Geographical location[]

Signage and building entrance of Isiala Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State

Isiala Mbano is located in the north-eastern area of Imo State capital, Owerri. It is traversed by Owerri/Okigwe / Anara/Umuahia and Okigwe/Umuahia high ways. It is bounded in the north by Onuimo L.G.A. and some parts of Nwangele L.G.A, in the East by Ehime Mbano L.G.A. and in the south by Ikeduru and Mbaitolu L.G.As respectively. It occupies a geographical land mass of 148 sq. Kilometers. It has provisional census figure of 198,736 as at the 2006 census.

Polygamy in Isiala Mbano

Polygamy is not an immoral act in the ethical values of the people of Isiala-Mbano. Oral interviews were conducted on men and women who practice polygamy and monogamy in the three clan of Isiala-Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Nwazonobi, P. E. (2013). "Polygamy in Dialogue with Ethics: A Case Study of Isiala-Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria". Ilorin Journal of Religious Studies. 3 (2): 117–132. doi:10.4314/ijrs.v3i2 (inactive 31 October 2021). ISSN 2141-7040.CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of October 2021 (link)
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