| Settlement Type: | LGA | ||||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||
| Subdivision Name: | Nigeria | ||||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Imo State | ||||||
| Subdivision Type2: | Capital | ||||||
| Unit Pref: | Imperial | ||||||
| Population As Of: | 2006 | ||||||
| Timezone: | WAT | ||||||
| Utc Offset: | +1 | ||||||
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Ngor Okpala is a Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Umuneke Ngor. It has an area of 561 km2; it has a population of 159,932 at the 2006 census. It is a notable place in Imo state because of the LGA's locational position. It connects Abia and Rivers states of Nigeria. It is the largest local government area in Imo State and one of the largest in Nigeria.
The postal code of the area is 460.[1] There are many Communities in Ngor OkpalaThey include: Umuowa, Obiangwu, Ntu, Alulu, Amala, ALATIA, Ikem, Oburu, Obokwe, Eziama, Ohekelem, Nnorie, Umuhu, Ihite-Okwe, Obike, Elelem, Umuohiagu, Imerienwe, Nguru-Umuaro, Orishieze, Upe, Ama-asaa, Umuekwune, Logara, Umukabia-Ogodo and many others.
Imo Airport officially called Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport is situated inNgor-Okpala with its busiest junction at Umuowa along Owerri-Aba road.
The main secondary school in the area is the Secondary Commercial School.[2] [3]
In Ngor Okpala is a popular town named Okpala. Okpala is one of the villages in Ama-Asaa, due to the popularity of the name it takes over the name 'Ama-Asaa', 'Okpala Junction'. Okpala the central of the seven villages has four kindred which include Amankwu, Amaube, Umuokereke, and Umuodah.
Just like Okpala, Alatia, has notable villages like Umuekpu, Ubachiukwu, Amapu, Umubach, Umuohia, Nnebeodudu.
Notable families in Alatia includings
The Achonwa's the onukwa"s, the nwoke's