Imo River
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| Get use | Drinking water  |
|---|---|
| Name | Inyang Imoh |
| Mouth of the watercourse | Atlantic Ocean |
| Tributary | Aba River |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Edey de administrative territorial entity insyd | Imo State |
| Ein location | Imo State, Obolo |
| Coordinate location | 4°36′27″N 7°31′45″E |
| Legislative body | Ohaji/Egbema |
| Has cause | Coliform bacteria |
| Used by | Akwa Ibom State |
De Imo River (Igbo:Imo) dey locate insyd southeastern Nigeria den dey flow 240 kilometres (150 mi) into de Atlantic Ocean. Ein estuary be around 40 kilometres (25 mi) wide,[1] wey de river get an annual discharge of 4 cubic kilometres (1.0 cu mi)[2] plus 26,000 ha (100 sq mi; 64,000 acres) of wetland.[3][4] De Imo ein tributary rivers be de Otamiri den Oramirukwa.[5] Na dem clear de Imo River under de British colonial administration of Nigeria insyd 1907–1908 den 1911; first to Aba den then to Udo near Umuahia.[6] E dey feature an 830-metre (2,720 ft) bridge at de crossing between Rivers State den Akwa Ibom State.[7]
Cultural Significance
[edit | edit source]Insyd Akwa Ibom State, de Imo River be known as Imoh River anaa Inyang Imoh wich dey translate to River of Wealth (Ibibio: Inyang dey mean river anaa ocean, den Imoh dey mean wealth). De deity, anaa Alusi, of de river be de female Imo, wey communities dey surround de river honour as de owner of de river.
Dem dey hold a festival give de Alusi annually between May den July.[8]
References
[edit | edit source]- ↑ Institut français d'Afrique noire (1976). Bulletin de l'Institut français d'Afrique noire. Niger Delta: IFAN. p. 29.
- ↑ Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Land and Water Development Division (1997). Irrigation potential in Africa. Food & Agriculture Org. p. 92. ISBN 92-5-103966-6.
- ↑ Russell, Nathan C. (1993). Sustainable Food Production in Sub-Saharan Africa: Constraints and opportunities. IITA. p. 57. ISBN 978-131-096-0.
- ↑ "Nigerian rivers among top 20 polluting rivers - Daily Trust". Daily Trust. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
- ↑ Simmers, Ian (1988). NATO (ed.). Estimation of natural groundwater recharge. Springer. p. 436. ISBN 90-277-2632-9.
- ↑ Chuku, Gloria (2005). Igbo women and economic transformation in southeastern Nigeria, 1900-1960. Routledge. p. 152. ISBN 0-415-97210-8.
- ↑ The Report: Nigeria 2010. Oxford Business Group. p. 213. ISBN 1-907065-14-8.
- ↑ Uzor, Peter Chiehiụra (2004). The traditional African concept of God and the Christian concept of God. Peter Lang. p. 310. ISBN 3-631-52145-6.
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