# Unuimo LGA, Imo State – Villages, Map & Nearest Services > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/imo/unuimo/ Local government area · Imo State # Unuimo Unuimo is a local government area (LGA) of Nigeria in Imo State. It covers **107.7 km²**. Its main town is Okwe. 8 named villages and localities are recorded here. - 108km² - 129 mtypical elevation ## Where is Unuimo? Unuimo lies in [Imo State](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/imo/), [Nigeria](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/). It borders 7 other local government areas: [Ehime-Mbano](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/imo/ehime-mbano/), [Ideato North](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/imo/ideato-north/), [Ideato South](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/imo/ideato-south/), [Isiala Mbano](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/imo/isiala-mbano/), [Nkwerre](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/imo/nkwerre/), [Nwangele](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/imo/nwangele/) and [Okigwe](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/imo/okigwe/). By area it is the 708th largest of 774 local government areas in Nigeria. It covers 2.1% of [Imo State](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/imo/). The centre of Unuimo is about 364 km in a straight line from Abuja, the capital. It is about 41 km from Owerri, the main town of Imo State. The centre point is at 5.7968° N, 7.2248° 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). ## Things to see in and around Unuimo ### Nearby, outside Unuimo - Prof. Elechukwu Njaka · memorial, Ideato North18 km Source: [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). Named attractions, museums, viewpoints, historic sites and natural features mapped in OpenStreetMap. Places of worship are not listed. ## Know before you go: Unuimo - 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 - Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport (QOW) · Owerri41 km - Asaba International Airport (ABB) · Asaba77 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 06:17) and shortest in Dec (about 11.8 hours, sunrise around 06:32, sunset around 18:19). 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 Unuimo Open gazetteers list **8 villages, towns and localities** in Unuimo. Settlements here lie between about 103 m and 157 m above sea level (median 129 m). - Ezenu Okwe - Ndianiche - Ndiuche - Obiogo - Okwe - Okwele - Umuduru Okwe - Umuna 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 Unuimo Named natural and historic features inside Unuimo, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 8 rivers and streams. - River Abuba - River Anamini - River Efuru - River Ibu - River Ife - River Ikwe - River Iyeochara - River Iyobo 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 Unuimo and the best time to visit In Unuimo, the warmest month is Mar (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C). About 1,653 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (291 mm) and the driest Dec (10 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 11 Feb 26 28 Mar 27 62 Apr 27 128 May 26 168 Jun 25 212 Jul 25 219 Aug 25 239 Sep 25 291 Oct 25 212 Nov 26 72 Dec 25 10 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Unuimo Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital LABORATORY · Isiala Mbano 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.67960&mlon=7.23979#map=17/5.67960/7.23979) Bank Mainstreet Bank · Ideato North 15 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.85859&mlon=7.10254#map=17/5.85859/7.10254) Petrol pump TotalEnergies · Ideato North 8.4 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.86804&mlon=7.24893#map=17/5.86804/7.24893) Hotel Monobis Hotel · Okigwe 13 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.83131&mlon=7.33547#map=17/5.83131/7.33547) Mall Shop D World Plaza · Owerri North 38 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.50887&mlon=7.03727#map=17/5.50887/7.03727) School Government Secondary School Owerri Old Boys · Okigwe 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.81023&mlon=7.31441#map=17/5.81023/7.31441) College Hezekiah University · Nkwerre 10 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.75996&mlon=7.14163#map=17/5.75996/7.14163) Police station Urualla Divisional Police Station · Ideato North 16 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=5.86694&mlon=7.10168#map=17/5.86694/7.10168) 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. ## Other local government areas in Imo State - Aboh-Mbaise - Ahiazu-Mbaise - Ehime-Mbano - Ezinihitte - Ideato North - Ideato South - Ihitte/Uboma - Ikeduru - Isiala Mbano - Isu - Mbaitoli - Ngor-Okpala - Njaba - Nkwerre - Nwangele - Obowo - Oguta - Ohaji/Egbema - Okigwe - Orlu - Orsu - Oru East - Oru West - Owerri North - Owerri West - Owerri-Municipal ## Quick answers - Where is Unuimo?In Imo State, Nigeria - What borders Unuimo?Ehime-Mbano, Ideato North, Ideato South, Isiala Mbano, Nkwerre, Nwangele and Okigwe - What is there to see in Unuimo?Prof. Elechukwu Njaka - What time zone is Unuimo in?UTC+1 - What currency is used in Unuimo?Naira (NGN) - What language is spoken in Unuimo?English, Hausa, Yoruba (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Unuimo?8 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Unuimo?Settlements lie between 103 m and 157 m - What is the best time to visit Unuimo?November to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Unuimo?LABORATORY, about 13 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Unuimo?Mainstreet Bank, about 15 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Unuimo?TotalEnergies, about 8.4 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Unuimo?NG017027 (OCHA common operational dataset)