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Imo State

Capital
Owerri
Zone
SE
Local government areas
27
Created
3 Feb 1976

Peoples & Tongues

3 languages · 3 ethnic groups · 27 recognised thrones · acephalous

Mbaise, Mbano, Owerri Igbo clusters

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Methodology

Tier 1 · primary

Courts. Gazettes. National archives.

Tier 2 · corroborating

OCCRP. HRW. BudgIT. TheCable.

Tier 4 · tertiary, flagged

Wikipedia only where primary is pending. Always labelled.