# Ohaukwu LGA, Ebonyi State – Villages, Map & Nearest Services > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/ebonyi/ohaukwu/ Local government area · Ebonyi State # Ohaukwu Ohaukwu is a local government area (LGA) of Nigeria in Ebonyi State. It covers **602.5 km²**. Its main town is Ezzamgbo. 41 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 602km² - 1mapped service - 105 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ohaukwu? Ohaukwu lies in [Ebonyi State](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/ebonyi/), [Nigeria](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/). It borders 4 other local government areas: [Ado](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/benue/ado/), [Ebonyi](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/ebonyi/ebonyi/), [Ezza North](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/ebonyi/ezza-north/) and [Ishielu](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/ebonyi/ishielu/). By area it is the 423rd largest of 774 local government areas in Nigeria. It covers 9.5% of [Ebonyi State](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/ebonyi/). The centre of Ohaukwu is about 286 km in a straight line from Abuja, the capital. It is about 26 km from Abakaliki, the main town of Ebonyi State. The centre point is at 6.5389° N, 8.0083° E. Source: [Office for the Surveyor General of the Federation of Nigeria (OSGOF), Ehealth, United Nations Cartographic Section (UNCS) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-nga). ## Know before you go: Ohaukwu - Time zoneUTC+1, no daylight saving · Africa/Lagos - CurrencyNaira (NGN) - Country calling code+234 - LanguagesEnglish, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Fulah - Plug typesType D, G · 230 V - Driving sideRight - Postcode format6 digits (######) ### Nearest airports - Akanu Ibiam International Airport (ENU) · Enegu50 km - Makurdi Airport (MDI) · Makurdi146 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 06:13) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:30, sunset around 18:15). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Ohaukwu Open gazetteers list **41 villages, towns and localities** in Ohaukwu. The largest with a recorded population: Effium (86,945). Settlements here lie between about 70 m and 155 m above sea level (median 105 m). - Abarigwe - Agodo - Aguebele Umuimama - Alibaroho - Amaeka-Iza - Amanata - Amechi - Amokwo Okposieshi - Azu-Owuchele - Ebele-Umuimama - Effium - Egwenedoha - Ekka - Ezzamgbo - Gbudoke - Ibenta Ezza - Ibenta-Iza - Idembia - Inikiri Bernard - Inyafor - Iza - Izilelu - Izzi - Mgbo Obe - Ndegualeke - Ndiaguagba - Ngbo - Odomoke - Okpobasi - Okporo - Okposhi-Mgbo - Okwaba - Ugbongha - Ugede-Effium - Umachalu - Umuakpo-Mgbo - Umuezaka - Umuezaka Ngbo - Umuezeka - Umuezekaoha - Umuezeoka-Iza Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Ohaukwu Named natural and historic features inside Ohaukwu, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 6 rivers and streams. - River Atang - River Odulagbe - River Ogba - River Ogwuawu - River Okpobasi - River Okporico Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Ohaukwu and the best time to visit In Ohaukwu, the warmest month is Mar (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C). About 1,538 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (258 mm) and the driest Dec (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 10 Feb 26 24 Mar 27 59 Apr 27 137 May 27 161 Jun 26 191 Jul 25 204 Aug 25 231 Sep 25 258 Oct 25 199 Nov 26 61 Dec 25 5 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ohaukwu Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Institute of CHILD Health · Ebonyi 25 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33333&mlon=8.10000#map=17/6.33333/8.10000) Bank First Bank · Ebonyi 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.32453&mlon=8.11025#map=17/6.32453/8.11025) Petrol pump Eegoja Oil & Gas · Ohaukwu 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.48998&mlon=7.91016#map=17/6.48998/7.91016) Hotel Grape Dew Hotels · Ebonyi 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33700&mlon=8.07595#map=17/6.33700/8.07595) Mall Roban Stores · Ebonyi 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33700&mlon=8.09306#map=17/6.33700/8.09306) School Abakaliki High School · Ebonyi 24 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.33724&mlon=8.09088#map=17/6.33724/8.09088) College Evangel University Akaeze · Ishielu 21 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.41051&mlon=7.86470#map=17/6.41051/7.86470) Police station Ebonyi State Police Headquarters · Ebonyi 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.32860&mlon=8.10646#map=17/6.32860/8.10646) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Ohaukwu Places mapped inside Ohaukwu in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Petrol pumps1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other local government areas in Ebonyi State - Abakaliki - Afikpo North - Afikpo South - Ebonyi - Ezza North - Ezza South - Ikwo - Ishielu - Ivo - Izzi - Ohaozara - Onicha ## Quick answers - Where is Ohaukwu?In Ebonyi State, Nigeria - What borders Ohaukwu?Ado, Ebonyi, Ezza North and Ishielu - What time zone is Ohaukwu in?UTC+1 - What currency is used in Ohaukwu?Naira (NGN) - What language is spoken in Ohaukwu?English, Hausa, Yoruba (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ohaukwu?41 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Ohaukwu?Settlements lie between 70 m and 155 m - What is the best time to visit Ohaukwu?November to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Ohaukwu?Institute of CHILD Health, about 25 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ohaukwu?First Bank, about 26 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ohaukwu?Eegoja Oil & Gas, about 12 km from the centre - How many petrol pumps are in Ohaukwu?1 mapped - What is the P-code of Ohaukwu?NG011012 (OCHA common operational dataset)