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Umueri Okebo[citation needed] | |
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| Nickname: Umueri Ovuakwu (Okebo City) | |
  Umueri Location in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates:6°20′N6°50′E / 6.333°N 6.833°E /6.333; 6.833 | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| State | Anambra |
| LGA | Anambra East |
| Population (2015) | |
• Total | 660,821 |
| • Ethnicity | Igbo |
| • Religion | Christianity 39%Odinani 56% No Religion 5% |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Umueri, also known and pronounced asUmuleri, is a town inAnambra State of southeasternNigeria. The settlement is populated primarilyIgbo, and has an estimated population of 1,500,000.[1] The forebears are widely acknowledged as the first settler in Omambala valley.
The construction of the advancedAnambra International Cargo Airport in 2021 brought further commerce into the area, and strengthened the town's economy.[2]
Umueri is located within theAnambra Valley, and bordered by theAnambra River and theAnam communities in the north,Nteje to the south,Aguleri andNando in the east andNsugbe to the west.
Traditionally, three clans are inhabiting the region: the Ezi Umueri, the Ikenga Umueri, and the Ivite Umueri.
Thepre-colonial Umueri government was a republic that eventually became a monarchy.
Below is the structure of the present Umueri administration:
Prior to the coming of Europeans, Umueri people practiced traditional religions, worshipping various deities. However,Christianity became the dominant religion about a century ago. Currently, 50% of the town's population are Christian, primarilyCatholic andAnglican.
There are several churches, the oldest of which, theSt Immanuel Anglican Church, was founded in 1904.[3]