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Umuokanne is located about 8km South West of Owerri, the capital of Imo State of Nigeria.The town shares boundaries with Ohoba, Oforola, Obinze, Mgbirichi, Abakuru, Mgbuisii, and Awarra communities. There are six villages interconnected by link roads and lush green vegetation. The settlement is of the clustered type and that has, over the years, promoted communal life among the people. Umuokanne is, by endowment, the undisputed food basket of Imo State.

Politically, Umuokanne is the headquarters of Ohaji District, under Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State. The history of Umuokanne began sometime around 1800AD when the first settlers arrived. While many believe the first settlers were the man; Okanne and his son; Okpoke, some others are of the view that Okpoke was the first settler as Okanne is not a historical person. From whichever angle it is viewed, Okpoke is the first son of Okanne and remains the eldest of the six villages of today's Umuokanne. Okpoke begat Umuokpoke Village. The rest of the villages are Umuokuzu, Umuoloo, Umuezuta, Umuobogwo, and Orduga.

Umuokanne people are a very colourful people. A predominantly Christian community with few traditionalists, the town plays host to a handful of mainstream Christian and Pentecostal churches.

Umuokanne people generally are both peasant and commercial farmers. Yam and cassava are the chief crops followed by plantain, bananas, pineapples, oranges, pear, coconuts, palm produce, etc. There are two markets in the town; The orie ukwu market which opens every four days and the orie nwafor market - an evening market that opens seven days out of the traditional Igbo lunar week of eight days.

Umuokanne people are generally peace-loving and law-abiding.

Umuokanne became an autonomous community in the year 1978, under the Sunday Adenihu administration in the then old Imo state. The area called Umuokanne situates in its present location at the heart of Ohaji in the present Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area of Imo State. It is bounded in the west by Ohoba and Oforola towns, in the east by Abakuru – believed to have family ties with Umuokanne. It is bounded in the north by Awarra and their neighbor, Assah and in the south by Mgbirichi and Obinze satellite towns. It is the district headquarters of Ohaji District.