Otuocha

Otuocha also known as Otuoche is a town and Headquarters of Anambra East Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria. It was previously a divisional headquarters of Anambra Divisional council during the first (1st) Republic and also the old Local Government Headquarters of Old Anambra local government area that was broken to create the following four prevalent local governments: Anambra East, Anambra West, Oyi and Ayamelum LGAs.

It has a large population as many people from different ethnic groups in Nigerian dwell in the land. These people include not only the original Igbo natives of Umueri but others from other parts of Nigeria including the Igala, Hausa, Ijaw, Yoruba, etc. The history of "Otuocha" has been the source of problem that exist between the two major groups that live in Otuocha land. The Oral source from Umueri had it that Otuocha land was earlier known as Otu-Oche and was a farmstead (Farmland) belonging to the people of Amukwa-Adegbe Village of Ancient Umueri Kingdom.