Ihiagwa is a town in Owerri West Local Government Area of Imo State, Nigeria.
The township is composed of eight villages: Umuelem, Umuchima, Mboke, Nnkaramochie, Iriamogu, Aku/Umuokwo, Ibuzo and Umuezeawula.
Ihiagwa has been divided into two autonomous communities, namely Ihiagwa Ancient Kingdom (Chimelem), comprising two villages: Umuelem and Umuchima;and Dindi-Ihiagwa, comprising the remaining six villages, all divisions done for administrative and developmental reasons.
The Ihiagwa people are members of the Igbo ethnic group in the southeastern Nigeria.
They number about ten thousand (10,000) and easily identified among the Oratta people of Owerri.