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Also known as Umuchu town

Umuchu is one of the largest towns in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria. Umuchu evolved from a decentralized structure to unified leadership with the first Igwe (king) in 1967;

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Instance of
human settlement
Country
Nigeria
Located in
Anambra State
Continent
Africa
Time zone
UTC+01:00
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language used
Igbo
postal code
422118
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Umuchu is one of the largest towns in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria. Umuchu evolved from a decentralized structure to unified leadership with the first Igwe (king) in 1967;

Umuchu lies near the state border between Anambra and Imo States. It is connected by road to Umunze in the east and Igbo-Ukwu in the northwest. It is home to the Igbo people, and Umuchu is also the name of the local dialect of the Igbo language.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Umuchu” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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