Owerri Municipal is a Local Government Area in Imo State, Nigeria.

[2] Owerri city sits at the intersection of roads from Port Harcourt, Onitsha, Aba, Orlu, Okigwe and Umuahia.

It is also the trade center for palm products, corn [maize], yams and cassava [manioc].

Historically, the indigenes of Owerri trace their ancestry to a man called Ekwem Arugo.

Also, when Imo State was created on 3 February 1976, Owerri city was chosen as its capital.

Foods usually eaten during this period are roasted old yam with oil bean salad and corn porridge meal, signifying the first meal the founding father of Owere ate upon arrival at the present day Owere.