Awo-Omamma
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| Nickname(s): Awo-Njaba | |
 A view of Njaba River from Umuezukwe waterfront |
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 Awo-Omamma
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| Coordinates: 5°39′23″N 6°56′4″E / 5.65639°N 6.93444°E | |
| Country |
 Nigeria
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| State | Imo |
| Local Government Area | Oru East |
| Government | |
| • Governor | Rochas Okorocha (APC) |
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| • Land | 89.2 km2 (34.4 sq mi) |
| 3-digit postal code prefix | 474 |
| ISO 3166 code | NG.IM.OE.OM |
Awo-Omamma (also Awo Omamma or Awo-Njaba), in the Northeast of Niger Delta is an oil-rich town on the banks of Njaba River in Nigeria's South East Imo State.
Situated in Oru-East, Awo-omamma is some 25 kilometers from Owerri and 62.5 kilometers from Onitsha. It covers about 89.2 square kilometres, on the bank of Njaba River and lies in tropical rain forest, with hot and rainy seasons. According to Rich Piazza, a volunteer with the Peace Corps in Awo-omamma, a four-day torrential downpour typifies the extreme of the rainy season in the town.
Awo-Omamma is bounded in the North by Amiri, Imo State in Oru-East, and Mgbidi and Otulu Nigeria both in Oru-West. In the East it shares boundaries with Okwudor in Njaba LGA. In the West Awo-omamma is bounded by Akabo, Oguta LGA, Awa, Oguta LGA, Abiaziem and Ngbele communities in Oguta LGA, and in the South by Eziama Obiato and Njaba River.
In 1958, a health and community development project under Dr. Ben Nzeribe was established in Awo-omamma, his native home. Before the Biafran war, Dr Nzeribe and the Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) helped the community build themselves the famous Awo-omamma Community Hospital (ACH) a seventy-five-bed hospital. They also built two new schools, an unpolluted water system, six well baby clinics, and a post office. They also assisted in introducing modern agricultural methods.
Beside the famous Community Hospital, Awo-omamma is home to many other private and public health establishments including Chinwendu hospital, Rose Clinic, Awo-omamma Dispensary, Umuokwe Community Health Centre, and many others. Similarly, there are Umuezukwe Health Centre and Isieke Dispensary in Umuezukwe and Isieke sub-communities respectively.
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