thumb|A sign board at the entrance into Oyi in Anambra state. Oyi is a Local Government Area in Anambra State, Nigeria. It is home to the Oyi people. The towns that make up the local government are Nkwelle-Ezunaka, Awkuzu, Ogbunike, Umunede Umunya and Nteje. This Local Government Area falls under the Anambra Central senatorial district in Anambra state.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Oyi
- Settlement.settlement_type
- LGA and city
- Settlement.pushpin_mapsize
- 250
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Anambra State
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Capital
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 139.7
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2022
- Settlement.population_total
- 239,700
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.timezone
- WAT
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +1
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.mapframe zoom
- 9
- Settlement.mapframe wikidata
- yes
- Settlement.mapframe marker
- village
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 168201
- Image
- Oyi Local Government Area in Anambra State Nigeria.jpg
Sources (12)
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Article
14 sectionsContents
- Demography
- Economy
- History
- Oral history
- Lifestyle
- Council history
- Popular places and sites
- Ogbunike Caves
- Umunya Aparition Site
- Urunda Crescendo
- Notable residents
- Schools
- Climate
- References
thumb|A sign board at the entrance into Oyi in Anambra state. Oyi is a Local Government Area in Anambra State, Nigeria. It is home to the Oyi people. The towns that make up the local government are Nkwelle-Ezunaka, Awkuzu, Ogbunike, Umunede Umunya and Nteje. This Local Government Area falls under the Anambra Central senatorial district in Anambra state.
Oyi/Ayamelum is a Federal Constituency represented by Hon Chinedu Eluemuno at the Federal House of Representatives, Abuja. Oyi have had many Council Chairmen including Chief Okonkwo Onuigbo (from Omor), Barr Solomon Ekwenze, Barr. Ifeyinwa Morah and Hon. Edwin Aghadiuno. It is part of the Greater Onitsha Metropolis. ==Demography== Oyi Local Government Area is located in Anambra State in Nigeria's South-East Geopolitical Zone. Its administrative center is located in the town of Nteje. Numerous towns and villages, including Ogbunike, Umuneba, Umunya, Nteje, Nkwelle, and Awkuzu, are part of the LGA. Oyi LGA is now expected to have 249,448 residents, with Igbo people making up the majority of the local population.
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