Oru East

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Oru East
LGA
Nickname(s): Oru-East
Country  Nigeria
State Imo State
Time zone WAT (UTC+1)

Oru-East is a Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is at Omuma. Njaba River provides residents of the area access to natural water.[1]:1

Demographics

Prominent towns in Oru-East council area includes, Omuma, Awo-omamma, Akuma and Amiri.[1]

Through the west of Amiri and north of Awo-omamma, Oru-East shares common border with Mgbidi and Otulu towns in Oru West. Oru-East shares border with Atta and Okwudor towns in Njaba Local Government Area through Amiri and Awo-Omamma in the eastern axis.[1]:1 Through the west of Awo-omamma, Oru-East shares boundary with Oguta LGA on the northern part of Abiaziem, Mgbele, Awa and Akabor communities.[2] There is a border with Mbaitoli LGA via Eziama-Obiato on the south of Awo-omamma.[1]:1

Oru-East has an area of 136 km² and estimated population of 111,822 (2006 census). The postal code of the area is 474.[3]

Agriculture

Oru-East is a farming and fishing area within Orlu agricultural zone. Some of the cash crops produced in the area include Yam, cassava, oil palm, plantain, banana, pineapple, and maize.[1]:5[4]

Oil and Gas Exploration

As it is in neigbouring oil rich Oru West and Oguta LGAs, Oru-East has been proven rich in crude oil and gas.[5] As of 2010, production projection from Addax Petroleum, already operating in Njaba River basin under Oil Mining License, OML 124,[6][2] was placed at about 15,000 to 20,000 barrels of oil per day from Awo-omamma in the council area.[6] [7]

References

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