Imo River

The Imo River is a major inter-state river system located in southeastern , flowing 240 kilometres from its source in Imo State through Abia, Rivers, and Akwa Ibom states before emptying into the Atlantic Ocean.
  • Stream
  • …is also known as “Opobo River”
  • Description: river in Nigeria
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Latitude
4.4718° or 4° 28′ 19″ north
Longitude
7.59297° or 7° 35′ 35″ east
Open location code
6FP9FHCV+P5
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Imo River” goes by many names.
نهر إموArabic
Imo RiverCebuano
伊莫河Chinese
ImoCroatian
Imo (rijeka)Croatian
Imo MɔɣiliDagbani
Imo RiverDagbani
Maayo ImoFulah
Imo RiverGhanaian Pidgin English
Kogin ImoHausa
Imo RiverIgbo
Abhainn ImoIrish
ImoNorwegian Bokmål
ИмоRussian
Webiga ImoSomali
Mto ImoSwahili
A̱ghyui ImoTyap
Імо (річка)Ukrainian
Afon ImoWelsh

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