Uturu is a town in Abia State

Abia State

Abia State is a state in southeastern Nigeria. The capital is Umuahia, although the major commercial city is Aba, formerly a British colonial government outpost. The state was created in 1991 from part of Imo State and its citizens are predominantly Igbo people...

, Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

 mainly known as a location for several educational institutions and the Marist Brothers

Marist Brothers

The Marist Brothers, or Little Brothers of Mary, are a Catholic religious order of brothers and affiliated lay people. The order was founded in France, at La Valla-en-Gier near Lyon in 1817 by Saint Marcellin Champagnat, a young French priest of the Society of Mary...

 community.
Schools in Uturu include Abia State University

Abia State University

Abia State University is one of the state owned universities in Nigeria. These state academic institutions were created to expand admissions and bring professional skills, expertise and modern research facilities close to the city and rural dwellers; and have helped talented students to obtain...

, Marist Brothers' Juniorate, Uturu

Marist Brothers' Juniorate, Uturu

Marist Brothers Juniorate is a Catholic secondary school in Eastern Nigeria, owned and run by the Marist Brothers. Prior to the creation of Abia State in 1991, the school was officially in Okigwe Imo State. Today its location is in Uturu Abia State, due to the creation of the new state.Teaching at...

, and Marist Comprehensive Academy, Uturu.

Uturu is divided into two regions, Ihite and Ikeagha. Ihite comprises Achara and Mba Ugwu (Ugwu-Ogu, Ugwu-Ele, Ngodo, Amegu, Obi-Agu, Nnembi and Aro). Ikeagha comprises Isunabo, Akpukpa, Umumara, Nvurunvu, and Ndundu. God loves them
Near to Uturu is the archeological site of Ugwuele, in which was found a huge collection of stone-age implements, suggesting that the site was a major factory for such tools.