<Tr> <Th> State </Th> <Td> Imo State </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Time zone </Th> <Td> WAT (UTC + 1) </Td> </Tr> <P> Owerri Municipal is a Local Government Area in Imo State, Nigeria . Its headquarters is in the city of Owerri . It has an area of 58 km2 and a population of 127,213 according to the 2006 census . The postal code of the area is 460 . Owerri city sits at the intersection of roads from Port Harcourt, Onitsha, Aba, Orlu, Okigwe and Umuahia . It is also the trade center for palm products, corn (maize), yams and cassava (manioc). Eke Ukwu Owere market is the main market in Owerri Municipal . </P> <P> Before the advent of the British in 1901 - 2, Owere town (anglicized Owerri) was and still is today made up of five villages namely--Umuororonjo, Amawom, Umuonyeche, Umuodu and Umuoyima (collectively known as Owerri Nchi Ise). Historically, the indigenes of Owerri trace their ancestry to a man called Ekwem Arugo . With British influence and colonization in the early 1900s Owerri town was the headquarters for Owerri Division and later old Owerri Province . Also, when Imo State was created on the 3rd of February 1976, Owerri city was chosen as its capital . On the 15th of December 1996 Owerri city attained municipal status . </P>

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