Obodoukwu

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Obodoukwu
Town
Obodoukwu Obodoukwu in Nigeria
Coordinates: 5°29′06″N 7°02′10″E / 5.485°N 7.036°E / 5.485; 7.036Coordinates: 5°29′06″N 7°02′10″E / 5.485°N 7.036°E / 5.485; 7.036
Country	Nigeria
State	Imo
LGA	Ideato North
Government
• Eze	Hrh Eze Dim Agbakwuruibe
	Disputed estimate
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
Area code(s)	083

Obodoukwu (English pronunciation: /oh-bəʊ-dəʊ-ukwoo/, Igbo: Obódòúkwū) is a suburb town in Ideato North Local Government Area, in Imo State a Southeastern state in Nigeria. It consists of nine villages: Umuagbadagwo, Umunwarahu, Umume, Umumejiaku, Umunkwukwa, Umuoka, Umuezugo/Umuezesheta, Uzubi and Ugbele which consists of kindreds. The marketplace in Obodoukwu is called Eke, which is one of the weekdays in the Igbo calendar. Eke market is the largest market in the town. Obodoukwu is ruled by His Royal highest Eze Dim Agbakwuruigbe. The largest village of the nine villages is Umunwarahu being the capital of the town. The town has famous politicians, musicians, comedians and sculptors.

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