Agulu Explained

Official Name:Agulu
Settlement Type:town
Pushpin Map:Nigeria
Pushpin Mapsize:250
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Nigeria
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Nigeria
Subdivision Name1:Anambra State
Leader Title:Igwe
Leader Name:Igwe Innocent Obodoakor [1]
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Blank1 Title:Ethnicities
Population Blank2 Title:Religions
Timezone:WAT
Utc Offset:+1
Coordinates:6.1167°N 11°W
Blank Name Sec1:National language
Blank Info Sec1:Igbo

Agulu is a large town in Anambra State, Nigeria. It is located in Anaocha Local Government Area. Agulu is under the Anambra Central Senatorial District.[2] It is home to the Agulu Lake.[3] Agulu community has prominent men and women in politics, industries, academia and the government. The community also has produced a Governor in Anambra State in the person of Mr Peter Obi. Agulu is also known for the Agulu-Nanka erosion sites.[4] Agulu comprises twenty villages. These are: Nwanchi, Nneohia, Okpu, Ama-Ezike, Odidama, Amorji, Isiamaigbo, Ukunu, Uhueme, Obeagu, Obe, Nkitaku, Okpu-Ifite, Umubialla, Amatutu, Umuowelle, Umunnowu, Ifiteani, Umuifite, and Nneogidi.

Notable people

Notable people from Agulu include:

The South-East Region Office of the National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC).[8]

Climate

Agulu's wet season is warm, oppressive, and overcast while the dry season is hot, muggy, and partly cloudy. For a period of years, the temperature normally changes from 65 °F to 87 °F.[9]

Notes and References

  1. About Agulu https://faceofagulu.com/about-us/
  2. Web site: Anambra Central Senatorial District . 2022-03-19 . Centre for Community and Rural Development . en-US.
  3. Web site: 2016-07-09 . Agulu Lake… An emerging paradise . 2022-03-19 . The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News . en-US.
  4. Egboka . B. C. E. . Okpoko . E. I. . 1984 . Gully erosion in the Agulu-Nanka region of Anambra State, Nigeria . Challenges in African Hydrology and Water Resources: Proceedings, Harare Symposium, July 1984 / Edited by D.E. Walling, S.S.D. Foster, P. Wurzel . English.
  5. Web site: Abimbola . Oluwakemi . 2018-10-12 . Five things you should know about Peter Obi . 2023-06-11 . Punch Newspapers . en-US.
  6. News: Anayo Okoli . November 19, 2011 . Senator Joy Emodi: A CON well deserved . live . VANGUARD NEWS.
  7. News: ADEKUNLE ALIYU . June 7, 2014 . Dora Akunyili is dead . live . VANGUARD NEWS.
  8. Web site: Post Offices- with map of LGA . NIPOST . 2009-10-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091007011423/http://www.nipost.gov.ng/PostCode.aspx . 7 October 2009 . dead .
  9. Web site: Climate and Average Weather Year Round in Agulu Nigeria .