| Official Name: | Orofia, Ukpo |
| Pushpin Map: | Nigeria |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nigeria |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | Nigeria |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Anambra State |
| Subdivision Type2: | Local Government Area |
| Subdivision Name2: | Dunukofia |
| Subdivision Type3: | Town |
| Subdivision Name3: | Ukpo |
| Subdivision Type4: | Village |
| Subdivision Name4: | Orofia |
| Leader Title1: | Amanyanabo na Obi Ikechukwu Vincent Nwafor Madumelu |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Area Water Km2: | 120 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 650 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 750 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 65 |
| Area Water Percent: | 80% |
| Area Urban Km2: | 600 |
| Area Urban Sq Mi: | 500 |
| Area Metro Km2: | 50 |
| Population As Of: | 2006 |
| Population Total: | 12000 |
| Population Density Km2: | 250 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 240 |
| Population Metro: | 680 |
| Population Density Metro Km2: | 650 |
| Population Density Metro Sq Mi: | 670 |
| Population Urban: | 450 |
| Population Density Urban Km2: | 560 |
| Population Density Urban Sq Mi: | 650 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions |
| Timezone: | GMT+1 |
| Coordinates: | 6.1833°N 60°W |
| Elevation M: | 230 |
| Website: | http://WWW.CHIDEX2070.WAPKA.MOBI |
Orofia (Orofia-Oranto, Ukpo) is a ward in Oranto Village located in Ukpo, Anambra state in southeast Nigeria. It shares boundaries with Isiekwulu in the east and southeast, Akpu in the west and southwest and it is enveloped by Oranto in its southern and northernmost extremities all within Ukpo town.
Orofia's natural resources include bauxite, ironstone, ceramic clay and kaolin, and soil that is nearly 100% arable. Agro-based activities like fishery and farming, as well as land cultivated for pasturing and animal husbandry also add to the rich natural resources of Orofia. Orofia village is the leading tuber crop producer in Ukpo.
The Oye market in the area draws buyers and sellers from different parts of the town and the state as a whole, thereby improving economic status of the community. A new shopping plaza owned by the Orofia Progressive Union is currently under construction, upon completion it will yield 150 shoplets which will add to the economic development of the locality. It also hosts the bank of agriculture of Ukpo.
The village is bordered by the villages of Akpu, Oranto, and Isiekwulu. There are several rivers and streams in the town, some of which act as natural boundaries with neighboring towns like the Ali stream. The soil in the town is rich in nutrients and supports the commercial farming of several local crops, such as yam, cassava, rice and other vegetables.
The area is situated on the Anambra basin, one of seven stratigraphic basins in Nigeria. The area is underlined by the Ameki Formation from the Eocene epoch, and it consists of ferruginous, unconsolidated sandstone and sand-rich clay heterolithic bedding. The basal part is shaly, and its sandstone is a prolific aquifer. The presence of some sharp contacts between the sandstone and the shale results in springs and rivers flowing in some areas. This Ameki formation is underlain by the Paleocene Imo formation and overlain by the Oligocene Ogwashi-Asaba formation.
The Orofia people are of Igbo descent, with some Ohafia population. The village is made up of three kindred: Ezuogu kindred, Enuora kindred, and the Adagbe kindred.Izuogu was a warrior, and conquered many hamlets during his time. He brought back the hamlet's properties to a centre in his domicile that was named Amaizuogu. He begot so many sons and grandsons, including Nwokeabia, Nwankwo, Madumelu, Ochife, Afulukwe, Akata, and Ezulu. Madumelu, the son of Nwokeabia, then became a powerful priest and custodian of the Udo dynasty. He lived to be about 135 years old and became the longest serving priest in the Ukpo town, as well as the oldest man at that period.