Imo State

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state in Nigeria

Imo State is a southeastern Nigerian state known for its oil-rich economy, dense population, and cultural heritage of the Igbo people.

Aliases (1)

Igboland ×1

Statements (69)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	state in Nigeria →
borders	Abia State → Anambra State → Delta State → Rivers State →
capital	Owerri →
country	Nigeria →
createdBy	Murtala Mohammed military government →
createdOn	1976-02-03 →
demonym	Imolite →
economicSector	agriculture → commerce → petroleum industry →
geographicalRegion	Niger Delta → South East geopolitical zone →
governorTitle	Governor of Imo State →
hasAirport	Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport →
hasCulturalGroup	Igbo people →
hasLocalGovernmentArea	Aboh Mbaise → Ahiazu Mbaise → Ehime Mbano → Ezinihitte Mbaise → Ideato North → Ideato South → Ihitte/Uboma → Ikeduru → Isiala Mbano → Isu → Mbaitoli → Ngor Okpala → Njaba → Nkwerre → Nwangele → Obowo → Oguta → Ohaji/Egbema → Okigwe → Onuimo → Orlu → Oru East → Oru West → Owerri Municipal → Owerri North → Owerri West → Unuimo →
hasLocalGovernmentAreas	27 →
hasPolytechnic	Imo State Polytechnic →
hasTouristAttraction	Mbari Cultural and Art Centre → Oguta Lake →
hasUniversity	Federal University of Technology Owerri → Imo State University →
largestCity	Owerri →
locatedIn	Nigeria →
locatedInRegion	Southeast Nigeria →
majorCrop	cassava → maize → oil palm → yam →
majorEthnicGroup	Igbo people →
namedAfter	Imo River NERFINISHED →
naturalResource	crude oil → natural gas → palm produce →
officialLanguage	English →
partOf	Federal Republic of Nigeria →
religionMajority	Christianity →
timeZone	West Africa Time →
utcOffset	+1 →
vehicleRegistrationCode	IMO →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Niger Delta → Southern Nigeria →	contains
Rivers State →	borderedBy
Abia State →	borders
Eastern Nigeria ("Igboland") →	containsRegion
Abia State →	createdFrom
Igbo →	majorStates
Niger Delta Development Commission →	regionServed