Isu, Nigeria

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Isu Local Government Area
isu
formerly Isu/Njaba (Nkwerre Isu) local government area
LGA
Official seal of Isu Local Government Area
Seal
Nickname(s): 
Isu umu-oma
Isu Local Government Area is located in Nigeria
Isu Local Government Area
Isu Local Government Area
Coordinates: 5°41′2″N 7°4′8″E / 5.68389°N 7.06889°E / 5.68389; 7.06889Coordinates: 5°41′2″N 7°4′8″E / 5.68389°N 7.06889°E / 5.68389; 7.06889
Country Nigeria
StateImo State
HeadquartersUmundugba
Area
 • Land20 sq mi (40 km2)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total164 428
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
Websitehttp://www.isu.gov.ng/

Isu is a local government area in the Imo State of Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Umundugba. Other communities are Amandugba, Ekwe, Uburu Ekwe, , Amurie Omanze, Ebenator Ekwe and Oboro Amurie.[1] The name comes from the Isu people, a subgroup of the Igbo people.[2]

Amandugba and neighboring Umundugba used to be one town.[3] Both communities have suffered from an unreliable water supply from streams and brooks that often dry up, and that are breeding grounds for malaria-carrying mosquitoes and sources of diseases such as cholera, diarrhea, dysentery, guinea worm, tape worm, and night blindness. A recent project by Africa We Care, a charity, has started to develop a supply based on a bore-hole.[4]

Missionary Institute of God's Image (MIGI) German Language School. This school is located in Amurie Omanze in Isu Local Government Area. The MIGI German Language School has the recognition of the Imo State Ministry of Tertiary Education. German Language is being taught there for Students who would like to study in Germany, Married couples that would like to join their Husband or Wife in Germany, Tourists and those who have love for a second Language.[5]

POPULATION

The estimated population of Isu LGA is 111,213, with the vast majority being members of the Igbo ethnic group. The Igbo language is extensively spoken in the LGA while Christianity is the widely practiced religion in the area. A number of colourful festivals are held in Isu LGA and these include the Igba nta festival.

GEOGRAPHY OF ISU

Isu LGA covers a total area of 40 km squared and has an average temperature of 26 degrees centigrade. The LGA is forested with average wind speed in the area put at 11 km/h. The average humidity level of Isu LGA is 71 percent while the area has a number of rivers and streams flowing through its territory.

ECONOMY OF ISU

Farming is an important aspect of the economy of Isu LGA with the area known for the cultivation of a number of crops such as yam, cassava, and oil palm. Trade also flourishes in the LGA with a number of markets where a plethora of commodities are bought and sold found in the area. Other important economic activities engaged in by the dwellers of Isu LGA include lumbering and blacksmithing.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Education & Schools". Isu LGA. Archived from the original on 2013-08-08. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
  2. ^ Olson 1996, pp. 245.
  3. ^ Egbe Ifie, ed. (2000). Africa, our times and culture, Volume 1, Part 2. Oputoru Books. p. 194. ISBN 978-35285-9-9.
  4. ^ "The Water for Life Project". Africa We Care. Archived from the original on September 3, 2011. Retrieved June 2, 2011.
  5. ^ missionary Institute of God´s Image German Language School Amurie Omanze
  6. ^ "Isu Local Government Area". www.manpower.com.ng. Retrieved 2021-02-20.

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