Official Name: | Uburu Ekwe |
Settlement Type: | Autonomous Community |
Pushpin Map: | Nigeria |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | ![]() |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Imo State |
Subdivision Type2: | Headquarters |
Subdivision Name2: | Eziekwe |
Leader Title: | Eze |
Leader Name: | Nicholas Nnanna Ibekwe |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Timezone: | WAT |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Coordinates: | 5.6839°N 7.0689°W |
Postal Code Type: | Postcode |
Postal Code: | 474121 |
Blank Name Sec1: | National language |
Blank Info Sec1: | Igbo |
Uburu Ekwe is an autonomous community in Ekwe Community in Isu Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria. It comprises four main villages and several kindreds and clans. The villages that make up Uburu Ekwe are Umuduruehie, Umuokwara, Eziekwe and Odicheku. The headquarters of Uburu Ekwe is located at Eziekwe. Uburu Ekwe has an Anglican church (St Andrews) which everyone was worshiping with until the early 80`s when other Pentecostal churches came in. They have rich tradition and culture
Uburu Ekwe is located in the northern part of Ekwe in southern part of Isu Local Government Area of Imo State. Uburu Ekwe is bounded to the East by Isu Njaba, to the South by Ekwe Nwe Orie, to the West by Ebenator and to the North by Okwudor.