Isiala Ngwa South
About
Isiala-Ngwa South is a Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria, with its headquarters in the town of Omoba. It covers an area of 258 square kilometres and had a population of 134,762 at the 2006 census. The area includes Omoba, a railway town about 22 kilometres from Aba city centre, and is served by a sub-power station of the National Integrated Power Project. It also hosts tertiary institutions including Clifford University Owerrinta and the Eastern Polytechnic, Umuoko.
History
Omoba became a railway town after coal was discovered at Udi. The Eastern Railway with a station in the town was built to Port Harcourt between 1913 and 1916, extended to Kaduna via Kafanchan in 1927 to connect with the Lagos–Kano Railway, and extended to Maiduguri between 1958 and 1964. The first executive chairman of the local government area was Chief Damian Ozurumba.
Source: Wikipedia: Isiala-Ngwa South
Key Facts
State
Abia State
Headquarters
Omoba
Area
258 km²
Population
134,762 (2006 census)