Peoples by state
Ethnic groups in Imo State
Imo State has 27 local government areas. 2 of the peoples on the atlas live there. The main peoples, the majority in the most LGAs, are the Igbo and Egbema.
At a glance
- What are the main ethnic groups in Imo State?
- The main ethnic groups in Imo State are the Igbo and Egbema.
- How many local government areas does Imo State have?
- Imo State has 27 local government areas.
- How many peoples live in Imo State?
- The atlas maps 2 peoples in Imo State: Igbo and Egbema.
All peoples of Imo State on the atlas
Peoples by local government area
For each LGA: the peoples who are the majority there, those who are a large share of a mixed area, and smaller communities, as the atlas’s sources give them.
Aboh-Mbaise
- Igbo(Homeland)
Ahiazu-Mbaise
- Igbo(Homeland)
Ehime-Mbano
- Igbo(Homeland)
Ezinihitte
- Igbo(Homeland)
Ideato North
- Igbo(Homeland)
Ideato South
- Igbo(Homeland)
Ihitte/Uboma
- Igbo(Homeland)
Ikeduru
- Igbo(Homeland)
Isiala Mbano
- Igbo(Homeland)
Isu
- Igbo(Homeland)
Mbatoli
- Igbo(Homeland)
Ngor-Okpala
- Igbo(Homeland)
Njaba
- Igbo(Homeland)
Nkwerre
- Igbo(Homeland)
Nwangele
- Igbo(Homeland)
Obowo
- Igbo(Homeland)
Oguta
- Igbo(Homeland)
Ohaji/Egbema
Okigwe
- Igbo(Homeland)
Onuimo
- Igbo(Homeland)
Orlu
- Igbo(Homeland)
Orsu
- Igbo(Homeland)
Oru East
- Igbo(Homeland)
Oru West
- Igbo(Homeland)
Owerri Municipal
- Igbo(Homeland)
Owerri North
- Igbo(Homeland)
Owerri West
- Igbo(Homeland)
Nigeria has not counted ethnicity in a census since 1963, so this page shows where peoples live, not how many there are. Areas are approximate and show where people live. They are not claims of land ownership.