Oraukwu, Anambra

Oraukwu
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Coordinates: 6°5′N 6°58′E / 6.083°N 6.967°E / 6.083; 6.967
Country	Nigeria
State	Anambra State
Government

Oraukwu is a town in Anambra State, Nigeria formerly known as Ohaukwu.^[1] It is among the towns in Idemili North Local Government Area of Anambra State, and lies approximately 40 kilometers east of Onitsha along the old Enugu–Onitsha trunk road. It is around 20 km southwest of local government center Awka. Oraukwu residents include indigenes and settlers from different parts of the country. The indigenes consist of highly educated people and more affluent non-educated traders who are international business merchants. The affairs of the town are run by a state government certified traditional ruler and his cabinet members as well as a town union executives and members who are duly elected in accordance with the town's constitution. Oraukwu has many notable personalities who have excelled in various spheres of life such as Academics, Trade and Investments, Industrialization etc. They are well known for human capital development as well as many visible infrastructural developments self sponsored by the indigenes.

References

External links

• Oraukwu, Nigeria Page, Falling Rain.com.
• Oraukwu, Anambra, Nigeria, travelingluck.com.
• Anambra State, nigeriagalleria.com.

This page was last edited on 7 November 2023, at 12:28