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Also located in the town is the
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230:, and Ajalli. Nearby municipalities additionally rented property to the Aro, a practice that was formalized in a 1911 agreement. The colonial buildings in the area rented to Ajalli—a government school in 1911, a post office in 1909, and a court in 1907—were made feasible by this.
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The town comprises fifteen villages: Ihebuebu, Mgboko, Ohemmiri, Okparaebutere, Uhuana, Umuanaga, Umudiana, Umuezeagu, Umuezeakpu, Umuezechukwu, Umuezeilo, Umuihu, Umuikpa, Umuokpara, and Upata. Their major river is the
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