Ezeagu

Ezeagu
LGA
Ezeagu Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 6°25′N 7°15′E
Country	Nigeria
State	Enugu State
Area
• Total	633 km2 (244 sq mi)
Population  (2006 census)
• Total	169,718
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix	401
ISO 3166 code	NG.EN.EZ

Ezeagu is a Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Aguobu-Owa.

It has an area of 633 km² and a population of 169,718 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 401.

Ezeagu L.G.A List of Towns and Villages

Agba-Umana

Aguobu-owa

Aguobu-Umuaji

Aguobu-Umumba

Akama Oghe

Amakwo Oghe

Amansi-Odo

Awha Imezi

Awha Ndiagu

Iwollo Imezi

Neke

Obelagu-Umana

Obunofia-Ndiagu

Obunofia-Ndiuno

Okpo-Gho

Olo

Oyofo

Umumba-Ndiagu

Staple Food: The good people of Ezeagu LGA is known popularly for 'Abacha' as the most common staple food. They produce it both in subsistence and commercial quantity. Abacha is made from cassava. Its in essence grated cassava that was cooked before grating. The starch is thereafter washed off and is then processed dry.Ingredients required includes: Dry processed Casava (Abacha),palm oil,Fish,oil bean (ugba), calabash nutmeg (Ehuru),onion, seasoning, salt to taste, potash,garden eggs and garden egg leaves (akwukwo aghara).Abacha is better prepared the way our grandparents used to in local pots popularly called 'Oku'than in contemporary modern pots.A well prepared Abacha washed down with few cups of palm wine keeps an Average Ezeagu person on his feet.