Owerri

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Owerri is the capital and largest city of Imo State in southeastern Nigeria, known as a regional cultural and commercial center.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Owerri Municipal 1
Owerri, Imo, Nigeria 1

Statements (28)

Predicate Object
instanceOf city
capitalOf Imo State NERFINISHED
climate tropical rainforest climate
continent Africa
country Nigeria
hasAdministrativeStatus state capital
hasInstitution Federal University of Technology Owerri
surface form: Federal University of Technology Owerri (nearby)
hasSubdivision Owerri Municipal
Owerri North
Owerri West
isIn Imo State NERFINISHED
Southeastern Nigeria NERFINISHED
knownFor hospitality industry
nightlife
regional commercial center
regional cultural center
language English
Igbo
largestCityOf Imo State NERFINISHED
locatedOnRiver Nworie River
Otamiri River NERFINISHED
majorEthnicGroup Igbo people
region Niger Delta
surface form: Niger Delta (wider region)
religion Christianity
subdivisionType Local Government Area
timezone West Africa Time (WAT)
surface form: West Africa Time
transportInfrastructure road transport hub in Imo State
utcOffset +1

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Imo State capital Owerri
Southern Nigeria contains Owerri
this entity surface form: Owerri Municipal
this entity surface form: Owerri, Imo, Nigeria
Imo State largestCity Owerri
Nwankwo Kanu placeOfBirth Owerri