Awka Town

Awka town is the capital of Anambra State of Nigeria. Awka has 33 villages and in 1980, the population of the town was 80,000. In 1991, it grew to 104,682. The 2006 Nigerian census, estimated Awka to be 301,657. 

Awka is surrounded by Nise, Nibo, Amawbia, Ebenebe, Mgbakwu, Isu-Aniocha, Awba, Ugbenu, Ugbene, Okpuno, Umuawulu, Amansea, and Urum towns.

The town lies at about 40 kilometres east of the Niger from Onitsha and shares boundaries with Nibo, Amawbia, Isiagu, Okpuno and Amansea. It stretches from about kilometre 40 north of Onitsha/Enugu road to about kilometre 50 towards the south on the same road and as one travels along the Onitsha/Enugu road, one observes Amansea town and the village of Umuokpu which is a part of Awka. A distance about 20 kilometres mark the beginning and the end of the area from Achalla to Nise starting at the boundary with Agulu in Aniocha local government area, the town stretches over a distance of about 26 kilometres.

33 VILLAGES IN AWKA AND THEIR 7 QUATERS GROUPING

Awka Town is the capital of Anambra State in Nigeria. It is located in the Eastern Region of Nigeria with 33 Villages in 7 Quarters below:

AYOM NA OKPALA QUARTERS

Umuayom	Umunnoke
Umuoramma	Umuokpu

NKWELE QUARTERS

Achallaoji	Umunamoke
Agbana	Umudiaba

AMACHALLA QUARTERS

Amachalla	Amudo
Umuzocha

IFITE AWKA QUARTERS

Enu-Ifite	Ezinato-Ifite
Agbana-Ifite

AMIKWO QUARTERS

Umudiana	Okperi
Igweogige	Isiagu
Obunagu

EZI AWKA QUARTERS

Omuko	Umueri
Umuogwali	Umuogbunu 1
Umuogbunu 2	Umudioka
Umukwa

AGULU QUARTERS

Umuogbu	Umubele
Umuanaga	Umuike
Umujagwo	Umuenechi
Umuoruka