Ohafia Postal Codes — Abia (Abia)

Description of Ohafia

Ohafia local government area is situated in Abia state of Nigeria, and the headquarters is in the town of Ebem Ohafia. The towns and villages that constitute the Ohafia local government area include Amavo, Amangwu Abiriba, Ebem Nbem Ohafia, ohafia, Ohafor, Ohafia, and Umunneise. Ohafia LGA has an average temperature of about 27 degrees centigrade. The area observes two distinct seasons which are the rainy and the dry seasons having an average humidity level of 59 percent. Ohafia local government falls within the Tropical Savannah Climate zone. The current estimated population of the Ohafia local government is about 234,700 inhabitants with most of the people made up of members of the Igbo ethnic extraction.

History of Ohafia

Ohafia a local government area in Abia State, Nigeria is an Igbo-speaking region. The ancestral capital of the Ohafia town is centrally located in a village called Elu. The Ohafia Local Government Area is an administrative jurisdiction that was assigned by the Nigeria Government, which covers the entire villages of Ohafia and other towns such as Abiriba and Nkporo, the ancestors of the Ohafia people were known as mighty warriors. This particular aspect of the Ohafia people's history remains fundamental to their sense of identity. The knitted warrior's cap or the "leopard cap" (Igbo: Okpu ago) is very well known and it is an associated product of Ohafia.  Ohafia local government is home to the third largest military base in Nigeria, which is named Goodluck Jonathan Barracks after Nigeria's former President - Goodluck Jonathan. The barracks housed the headquarters of the newly established 14 Brigade and the 145 Battalion office complex of the Nigerian Army.

Economy of Ohafia

Trade is an important economic activity in the Ohafia local government, which hosts several markets such as the Amavo central market where a plethora of commodities are sold and bought. Farming also is a major occupation of the Ohafia dwellers with crops such as melon cassava, yam, and vegetables grown in large quantities within the area. Other important enterprises that the Ohafia people undertake include blacksmithing, wood carving, and food processing.