Awka North

About

Awka North is a Local Government Area in Anambra State, south-central Nigeria. Its towns include Awba Ofemili, Ugbenu, Ugbene, Ebenebe, Achalla (the capital), Urum, Amansea, Amanuke, Isu Aniocha and Mgbakwu. The area falls under the Anambra North senatorial district, and its headquarters is at Achalla. As a local government area, Awka North is run by an elected local government chairman. Its economy rests largely on agriculture, with crops such as rice, yams, cassava and maize, alongside fishing in local rivers and trading at markets such as those in Eke Awka and Aforigwe.