Igbo · Clan · Northern Igbo
Ugwuochi
Recorded in Anambra. A register entry gathers the towns the sources list, the names borne there and the records the archive holds, instead of opening only one article.
The record
What the archive holds for Ugwuochi
| Region | Anambra |
|---|---|
| Division | Northern Igbo |
| Ethnic group | Igbo |
| Recorded as | clan |
Its towns are Amichi, Ulubi, Ekwulu and Azu Igbo.
Forde & Jones record Azu Igbo as having split off from Igbo, a community of Agugu Agu. Ugwuochi is one of four groups in the Nnewi district, an area settled from the western uplands by large village groups.
Sources
Forde & Jones (1950), The Ibo and Ibibio-Speaking Peoples of South-Eastern Nigeria, pp. 28 and 31, Table I, notes and geographical survey
Towns
The 4 towns recorded inside Ugwuochi
- Amichi
- Azu Igbo
- Ekwulu
- Ulubi
Names
Names borne in Ugwuochi
No names recorded
A name is attached to a place by its documented origin, and no published name in the register names Ugwuochi yet. This is the state of the name material rather than a statement about the names people bear.
Archive records
Photographs, oral testimony and documents connected to Ugwuochi appear here with their provenance.
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