Owerri

Owerri
Map of Nigeria showing the location of Owerri in Nigeria. Map of Nigeria showing the location of Owerri in Nigeria.
Coordinates: 5.485°N 7.035°E / 5.485; 7.035
State	Imo State
Government
- Mayor	Oshieze Vincent Ehirim
Area
- City	104 km² (40.2 sq mi)
- Land	130 km² (50.2 sq mi)
- Water	20 km² (7.7 sq mi)
- Metro	100 km² (38.6 sq mi)
Population (2007)
- City	231,789
- Density	1,400/km² (3,626/sq mi)
- Metro	281,789
	estimated
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
- Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+1)
Website: www.imostate.com

Owerri ( /oʊˈwɛri/ oh-WERR-ee,^[1] Igbo: Owèrrè)^[2] ni olú-ìlú Ìpínlẹ̀ Imo ní Nàìjíríà, ìlú náà wà láàrin ilẹ̀ igbó.^[3] Òun tún ni ìlú tí ó tóbi jù ní Ìpínlẹ̀ Imo, ìlú Orlu, Okigwe àti Ohaji/Egbema sì ni ó tẹ̀lẹ́. Owerri ní ìjọba ìbílè mẹta, àwọn ni Owerri Municipal, Owerri North àti Owerri West, ìlú Owerri ní àwọn olùgbé 1,401,873 ní ọdun 2016. Owerri pín àlà pẹ̀lú Otamiri River ní apá ìwọ̀ oòrùn rẹ̀ àti Nworie River ní apá gúúsù rẹ̀.^[4]

Àwọn Ìtọ́kasí

1. "Owerri". Encarta World English Dictionary. Microsoft. http://encarta.msn.com/dictionary_1861685045_1861636161/prevpage.html. Retrieved 2010-07-03.  Archived 2009-12-01 at the Wayback Machine.
2. Egbokhare, Francis O.; Oyetade, S. Oluwole (2002). Harmonization and standardization of Nigerian languages. CASAS. p. 106. ISBN 1-919799-70-2. 
3. "Encyclopædia Britannica". 2007-04-07. 
4. Alex D.W. Acholonu (2008). "Water quality studies of Nworie River in Owerri, Nigeria". Mississippi Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 2009-10-14.