Ogwashi-Ukwu

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Ogwashi-Ukwu is a town in Delta State, southern Nigeria, known as the hometown of prominent economist and World Trade Organization Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.

Aliases (2)

Statements (45)
Predicate Object
instanceOf town
administrativeDivision Aniocha South Local Government Area
belongsToState Delta State
country Nigeria
economyActivity agriculture
trade
ethnicGroup Igbo people
governingStateCapital Asaba
hasAlternativeSpelling Ogwashi-Uku
hasAreaCodeCountry +234
hasClimate tropical wet and dry climate
hasCulturalAffiliation Anioma people
hasEconomicRegion Niger Delta (broad definition)
hasEducationalInstitution Delta State Polytechnic Ogwashi-Uku
hasFestival traditional Igbo festivals
hasHealthFacility health centres
hasInstitutionType tertiary institution
hasLocalGovernmentHeadquarters Aniocha South Local Government Area headquarters (nearby)
hasMarket local markets
hasNotablePerson Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
hasPrimaryEducation primary schools
hasPrimaryReligionMajority Christianity
hasRoadConnectionTo Asaba
Benin City
hasSecondaryEducation secondary schools
hasTraditionalRuler Obi of Ogwashi-Ukwu
hasTransportMode road transport
isHometownOf Chukwuka Okonjo
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
languageSpoken English language
Igbo language
localGovernmentArea Aniocha South
locatedIn Delta State
locatedInGeopoliticalZone South-South Nigeria
locatedInRegion Southern Nigeria
locatedOnContinent Africa
nearestMajorCity Asaba
partOf Anioma region
postalCountry NG
religion Christianity
Traditional African religion
settlementType urban settlement
timeZone West Africa Time
traditionalTitleHolder Obi of Ogwashi-Ukwu
utcOffset +1

Referenced by (4)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Ogwashi-Ukwu ("Ogwashi-Uku")
hasAlternativeSpelling
Ogwashi-Ukwu ("Obi of Ogwashi-Ukwu")
hasTraditionalRuler
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
placeOfBirth
Ogwashi-Ukwu ("Obi of Ogwashi-Ukwu")
traditionalTitleHolder

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