Okigwe

Okigwe is a city in in South East . It is the third largest city, after and , in Imo state. Okigwe is on the Port Harcourt-Enugu-Maiduguri rail line.
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  • Type: local government area of Nigeria with 132,000 residents
  • Description: local Government Area and Town in Imo State, Nigeria.
  • Also known as: “Okigwe, Ipinle Imo” and “奧基圭”
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Okigwe

Latitude
5.8109° or 5° 48′ 39″ north
Longitude
7.3256° or 7° 19′ 32″ east
Population
132,000
Elevation
114 metres (374 feet)
Open location code
6FQ9R86G+96
Geo­Names ID
7729958
Wiki­data ID
Q3509182
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Yoruba—“Okigwe” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Օկիգվե”
  • Asturian: “Okigwe”
  • Cebuano: “Okigwe (distrito)”
  • Cebuano: “Okigwe”
  • Chinese: “奥基圭”
  • Dutch: “Okigwe”
  • French: “Okigwe”
  • Hausa: “Okigwe”
  • Igbo: “Okigwe”
  • Italian: “Okigwe”
  • Japanese: “オキグウェ”
  • Malagasy: “Okigwe”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Okigwe”
  • Nigerian Pidgin: “Okigwe”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Okigwe”
  • Norwegian: “Okigwe”
  • Polish: “Okigwe”
  • Portuguese: “Okigwe”
  • Romanian: “Okigwe”
  • Silesian: “Okigwe”
  • Spanish: “Okigwe”
  • Swahili: “Okigwe”
  • Yoruba: “Okigwe”

Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Okigwe and Aku Ihube.

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