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Oguta
Imo State, Nigeria · Africa
About Oguta
Oguta sits on the route: 15 minutes from Mgbidi.
Oguta is in Imo State, Nigeria, with about 22,000 people. The nearest town is Mgbidi, about 9 km away.
Oguta is a town and Local government area in Imo State. The town is located on the eastern bank of Oguta Lake in southeastern Nigeria.
Oguta is called "Oguta-Ameshi" or "Ameshi"- by its aborigines. Indigenes - consists of two parts, the old part which holds the 27 villages of Oguta, and the new part, called the "OgutaRead more
New Layout".
Oguta New Layout, as a rule, is strict compliance with its original master plan. Oguta Town by location is embedded between Oguta Lake on the eastern side, and Obana River that joined Okposha River, on the western side, leaving only the Egwe Gateway as the only dry land route into Oguta without passing through water or a bridge.
Oguta as a tourist destination, makes most people including natives to have the preponderance to describe Oguta Town more often - as being located on the east bank of Oguta Lake. Oguta's high-yield oil and gas fields make Oguta an important territory and geographic area, hosting many multinational oil companies like AGIP, Shell, Chevron. Some times Oguta is used as a synonym for Oguta Local Government Area, which has Oguta as its headquarters. Oguta LGA is one of the twenty seven local government areas that make up the Imo State.
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Oguta is in Imo State, Nigeria, about 9 km from Mgbidi.
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- Population
- 21,639
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Nigeria
- Region
- Imo State
- Timezone
- Africa/Lagos
- Coordinates
- 5.7104, 6.8094
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