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Awgu
Ogwu | |
|---|---|
LGA and town | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Enugu State |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local Government Council |
| • Chairman | Hon Uchenna Okolo(PDP) |
| • Deputy Chairman (D-Mayor) | Hon Dr Stanley Ezediuto (PDP) |
| Population (2006) | |
• Total | 390,681 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| ISO 3166 code | NG.EN.AW |
| National language | Igbo |
| Website | www.awgu.org.ng |
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Awgu is the headquarters of Awgu Local Government Area (LGA) in Enugu State,[1] Nigeria, and the Headquarters of Awgu Catholic Diocese. The Catholic Cathedral is said to resemble a space ship when viewed with Google Earth. The town is also the Orientation Training Centre for National Youth Service corps members posted to Enugu State. Geographically, Awgu LGA is located approximately between latitudes 06 00’ and 06 19’ North of the Equator and longitudes 07 23’ and 07 35’ East of the Greenwich Meridian. Awgu LGA is bounded in the north by Udi and Nkanu West LGAs, in the west by Oji River LGA, Aninri LGA and Ivo LGA of Ebonyi State in the East, and shares borders with Umunneochi L.G.A of Abia State in the south. Awgu LGA boasts of Mgbowo as the community with the highest number of Professors with over 80 professors in Mgbowo alone.
- ^ Nwankwo, Cletus Famous (2015). "Factors Responsible for Rural Residential Water Supply Shortage in Southeastern Nigeria". Journal of Environmental Geography. 8 (3–4). Retrieved 26 July 2016 – via De Gruyter.