Agulu

Agulu
town
Agulu
Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 6°07′N 7°04′E / 6.117°N 7.067°E / 6.117; 7.067Coordinates: 6°07′N 7°04′E / 6.117°N 7.067°E / 6.117; 7.067
Country  Nigeria
State Anambra State
Time zone UTC+1 (WAT)

Agulu is a large town in Anambra State, Nigeria. It is located in Anaocha Local Government Area. It is home to the famous Agulu Lake. Agulu has produced a lot of eminent personalities, amongst them are a previous Governor of Anambra State Mr. Peter Obi, others include Dora Akunyili the past NAFDAC czar, Dr. Ifeanyi Eric okoye;CEO Juhel pharmaceuticals. Agulu is also known for the Agulu-Nanka erosion sites.

The town has an official Post Office, different churches including St Peters ang. Church agulu, madonna assumpta Catholic parish, several other Anglican and Roman Catholic churches, Pentecostal churches etc. The town also houses the Nnamdi azikwe university campus for faculty of pharmaceutical sciences. The south east region office of the National agency for food, drug admistration and control (NAFDAC).[1]

References

  1. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-20.


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