Umulokpa
| Umulokpa | |
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| Town | |
 Umulokpa
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| Coordinates: 6°30′22″N 7°06′01″E / 6.50611°N 7.10028°ECoordinates: 6°30′22″N 7°06′01″E / 6.50611°N 7.10028°E | |
| Country |
 Nigeria
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| State | Enugu State |
| LGA | Uzo-Uwani |
| Time zone | WAT (UTC+1) |
| Postal code | 411111 |
| Climate | Aw |
Umulokpa is a town in Uzo-Uwani LGA, (Amagu-Obinauno, Umulokpa in Ezeagu LGA) Enugu State, Nigeria. It serves as the Headquarters of Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area (LGA) in Enugu State,Nigeria and has a large population of over 150,000.
It is made up of the villages of Akiyi - ( Enugu, Enugu-Uwani, Imama, Nkwelle, Ukpali, Uwani, Uwenu), Amagu- (Obinagu, Obinauno), Eziora- (Amofu, Amulu, Ukpatu, Umuezeugwu) and Ogbosu- (Obodoukwu(Odida), Umueze(Mgbugbo), Umunaji, Umunaogene, Umuomasi) etc. It is bordered by Umumbo in the north, Umerum in the west, both in (Ayamelum LGA of Anambra State, Nigeria ), Adaba and Nkume in the east (Uzo-Uwani LGA), Ibite-Olo, Olo and Iwollo Oghe in the south (Ezeagu LGA of Enugu State, Nigeria ).
In southeastern Nigeria, Mmirioku (Hot water) "spring" in Akiyi-Umulokpa is geothermal manifestation that has received little or no attention.The spring has the temperature between 39-49°C which was drilled over 40 years ago.
Umulokpa is predominantly rural and agrarian. The town has rich agricultural lands as a result of its location within the tropical rainforest and savannah belt; Over 85% of the population are farmers growing food crops such as rice, cassava, maize, yam, black bean, banana, plantain, etc. and a variety of fruits and vegetables. Cash crops grown include oil palm, pineapple, cashew, orange, mangoes and irvingia gabonensis (ogbono), they are also produced in large quantities. Excellent climatic conditions exist for poultry, piggery, goat, sheep and other livestock productions.The major market in Umulokpa is the "Eke Akiyi" Market. Various farm products are traded in the market on wholesale and retail basis every four days. Many of the people take their farm produce to sell in the market in exchange for other commodities they cannot produce. People from the neighbouring towns including Onitsha and Enugu urban also patronize the traders in this market especially for cassava flakes (garri), palm oil, plantain and vegetables.
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