Orlu, Imo

Orlu
Ọ̀lụ́
LGA and city
Orlu

Location in Nigeria

Coordinates: 05°47′47″N 07°02′20″E / 5.79639°N 7.03889°E / 5.79639; 7.03889
Country  Nigeria
State Imo
Population
 • Total 420,000 (estimated)
Time zone WAT (UTC+1)

Orlu (Igbo: Ọ̀lụ́)[1] is the second largest city, after Owerri, in Southeast Nigeria's Imo State with an estimated population of 420,000. It has a long history and has played a critical role as the headquarters for humanitarian relief agencies during the Nigerian civil war.

It is a home for enterprise and many successful Nigerian businessmen hail from the Local Government. The City centre of the local government area are within the host towns of Amaifeke and Umuna towns.

The permanent site for various industries,State and federal agencies like the State University Teaching Hospital]], international market are located within the quick expanding Orlu Urban area and the City centre.

The towns in Orlu have different cultural masqurade heritages through which they express their communal attributes, descents and heritages like Mmuowu, Ebuebu, Oghu, Okonko,and Okorosha etc. The people of Orlu have made important contributions towards the educational,sports and political growth of Nigeria. The heroic Samuel Okwaraji who died playing for Nigeria hails from Umudioka Orlu, The Former Governor of the state, Chief Achike Udenwa, hails from Amaifeke Orlu. The Local Government consists of over 33 Thirty three Autonomous communities that make up the Local Government area. They consists of other towns like Umuna, Eziachi, Obor, Umuzike, Umutanze, Umudioka -where we have the First Chairman, USA Chapter of the Nigerian ruling party, The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP USA Chapter), Prof. Ikegwuoha, Bernard-Thompson Onyemauchechukwu -, Owerre-Ebeiri the home over the longest traditional ruler in the history of Nigeria late Eze Ben Uzomah who was on the throne for over 50 years, Umuowa, Amike, Mgbee, Amaifeke, Ihioma, Okporo, Ogberuru, Obibi-Ochasi and Ihitte-Owerre, Orlu is a homeland for many Igbo people of Nigeria.

The Roman Catholic diocese of Orlu (Latin Dioecesis Orluanus) was erected on November 29, 1980. Bp. Augustine T. Ukwuoma succeeded the founding Bishop Gregory O. Ochiagha who had served as the Bishop of Orlu since its creation. Orlu is also the location of Nigeria's only parish of the Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (the Nne Enyemaka Shrine, entrusted to Fr. Evaristus Eshiowu FSSP, assisted by Fr Antony Sumich FSSP).

Sister cities

List of sister cities of Orlu, designated by Sister Cities International.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Egbokhare, Francis O.; Oyetade, S. Oluwole (2002). Harmonization and standardization of Nigerian languages. CASAS. p. 106. ISBN 1-919799-70-2.
  2. ↑ Sister Cities International (2007). "Online Directory: Nigeria, Africa". Retrieved Oct. 12, 2007.

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Coordinates: 05°47′47″N 07°02′20″E / 5.79639°N 7.03889°E / 5.79639; 7.03889

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