Imo State

Type

State

Part of

Nigeria

Capital

Owerri

Geopolitical zone

South East

Created

3 February 1976

• 3 February 1976 — Imo State was created from East-Central State · multiple sources
• 27 August 1991 — Abia State was created from Imo State · multiple sources

• Aboh Mbaise
• Ahiazu Mbaise
• Ehime Mbano
• Ezinihitte
• Ideato North
• Ideato South
• Ihitte/Uboma
• Ikeduru
• Isiala Mbano
• Isu
• Mbaitoli
• Ngor Okpala
• Njaba
• Nkwerre
• Nwangele
• Obowo
• Oguta
• Ohaji/Egbema
• Okigwe
• Orlu
• Orsu
• Oru East
• Oru West
• Owerri Municipal
• Owerri North
• Owerri West
• Unuimo

• Owerri

1. Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 1999 — Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 · link (accessed 24 Sep 2026)
   Supports: Listed among the 36 states (s. 3); capital city in First Schedule Part I
2. States of Nigeria — Gwillim Law, Statoids · link (accessed 24 Sep 2026)
   Supports: Capital Owerri; Creation date
3. List of Nigerian states by date of statehood — Wikipedia · link (accessed 24 Sep 2026)
   Supports: Creation date
4. States of Nigeria — Wikipedia · link (accessed 24 Sep 2026)
   Supports: Geopolitical zone
5. Country Guidance: Nigeria — General remarks — European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA), February 2019 · link (accessed 24 Sep 2026)
   Supports: Geopolitical zone

Last updated 24 September 2026. Spotted an error or have a source to add? Tell us.