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Anam is located in Anambra West Local Government Area of Anambra state, Nigeria on latitude/longitude 6° 21’34°N of the Equator/6°44′ 59″ E of the Greenwich Meridian.

It’s situated northwest of Onitsha (the famous third largest commercial market after Lagos and Kano), northeast of Asaba (Ahaba Ibe Okwe), stretching northwards across the River Niger East of Anwai and Ugbolu in Delta State.

Anam is sandwiched between the River Niger on the western axis, the River Omabala on the eastern axis and the River Ezichi on the northeast stretching up to Eziagulu-Otu/Ogwulugwu frontiers in the Anambra East Local Government Area. The northern border has Echeno, Ika and Omabo in Ibaji Local Government Area Kogi state. Nzam and Inoma (both Igala speaking communities of Anambra state) make up the northeast axis.shwater seals, Toads, Frogs, Newts and diverse species of fish.

SIZE: Anam is estimated to occupy a land mass in excess of about 240 square kilometers. It’s one of the largest and most populous homogeneous communities of the Omabala region.

RELIEF: Anam is a table land which makes it prone to an annual three month flooding when its three surrounding rivers overflow their banks during the rainy season.

DRAINAGE: Anam is drained by its three major rivers, the: Niger Omabala (Anambra) and

Ezichi.

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Other minor waterways includes Nkwo-Owali river and Aribo stream. These are besides other countless numbers of streams, lakes and ponds.

WEATHER AND CLIMATE: Anam has two dominant seasons: raining and dry seasons.

The raining season starts between March and April and ends by October while the dry season starts and ends by November and March respectively.

Humidity is at 79% and average temperature is at 27.5 degree Celsius.

VEGETATION AND WILDLIFE: Anam lies within the tropics in the equatorial region of sub-saharan Africa.

Its location, abundant rainfall and fertile soil owing to the deposition of rich alluvial silts from the annual floods bequeath it’s the lush, thick and impenetrable rainforest and freshwater swamp vegetations. These in return account for its divergent and abundant wildlife which includes Elephants, Buffalos, Leopards, Chimpanzees, Warthogs, Bush wallabies, Gorillas, African Civets, Pythons Monkeys Antelopes, Monitor lizards, Grass cutters, etc.