GEOGRAPHY

Okpara Inland is bounded in the east by Kokori /Isiokolo, in the south by Ekrebuo/Orhoakpo, in the West by Ovu-inland. It is watered by Omue stream, which also runs across Kokori. Its thick forest had a substantial wildlife reserve. It has about 196km2 land space and its topography is very much okay for agricultural and pedestrian usage. The topography of Okpara Inland allows for the cultivation of such crops as yams, cassava, Okra, pepper, maize, melon, red-beans (locally called Isha) among others. Apart from tilling the soil they also exploited the palm trees, which grow in their bush for the production of soap, food and palm kernelas well as brooms. They had ponds they harvested often annually. The community owned the major ponds. These were either harvested every three years or more years. The community has two network roads linked at the main junction, one of the roads lead to Isiokolo , another to Ovu and the lastleads to the interior of the community. The road leading to Ovu is intercepted at another junction popularly called the Eregbe Junction which leads to Eregbe street, Okpara Boys College and to/fro Ovu community. Other roads in the community are linked together via internal networking. This community experience the rainy season, which begins in June and ends in early November; and the dry season, which begins in late November and ends inlate may and also the northeast trade wind. During this season, deciduous plants and trees shed their leaves and the burning of bush usually marked it. These three seasons influenced the agricultural routine of pre-colonial Okpara people.For instance, during the rains, less farm work was done. The men turned to fishing in the streams and rivers.