Umuaka

Umuaka is one of the most populous, prosperous, popular and vibrant Communities in Igbo land and Nigeria in general. Indeed, Umuaka once hosted the popular Radio Biafra (or Biafra Broadcasting Station and the by extention, the Ministry of Information) and was an important town during the Biafra days. The community prior to the Nigerian Civil War was one of the major towns in the then old Orlu Division of the former Eastern Nigeria. The area together with Owerri, Okigwe and Awka were regarded as the Igbo heart land. Today, it is indeed among the top ten most important towns in Imo State. Geographically, Umuaka is strategically located in the present day Njaba Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria: and is almost mid-way between Orlu and Owerri, along the popular Orlu-Owerri Express Way. Umuaka is bounded on the North by the Njaba River and Ekwe Town, on the South by Orodo, East by Amurie-Omanze, and while in the West the community shares boundary with Afara (and Otura) in Mbaitoli Local Government Area of Imo State. Umuaka is indeed large and densely populated, having a landmass of about 10.5 Square Kilometers. Today, the town is one of the five largest towns or cities in Imo State, with a population of well over five hundred thousand inhabitants. This is in addition to the reasonable number of visitors converging in the town every day for political, economic and social activities. The entities that originally make up Umuaka Community (most of which are now autonomous groups) are: Uba, Isiozi, Achara, Amiyi, Ibele, Umuele, Ugbele, Amakor, Obeakpu and Amafor (Obinwanne).