Ozara, Enugu

Ozara, Enugu

Ozara is a prominent town in the Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria. Although the town officially goes by the colonial name "Ozalla", the correct form "Ozara" is the most widely used by the natives in their Ozara dialect of Igbo language. Ozara is often referred to as the gateway to Nkanu because of its strategic location along the major access roads to this region.

Ozara is made up of 6 villages: Amechi, Amigbo, Enugwueagu, Ezzi, Obeagwu, and Umuokoruba,with more than twenty sub villages such as obunegu, umuaniegu, enugwuegu ndiuno,e.t.c,. In 2002, Ozara was split into five administrative units: Okoruba-Ozara, Obeagwu-Ozara, Umuanee-Ozara, Etiti-Ozara, and Ishi-Ozara. Prior to this, Ozara had one traditional ruler (the "Chief"), but currently each autonomous community has an "Igwe".

Ozara has a rive that runs throughout the entire town called ufamu, which the remains the major source of water supply for the inhabitants.


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