The Effects of Rural-Urban Migration on Rural Communities of Southeastern Nigeria

Table 1

Population distribution of the study area.

LGA	Males	Females	Total population
Ikwuano (Abia state)	70,509	67,388	137,897
Isikwuato (Abia state)	56,660	59,134	115,794
Ukwa East (Abia state)	29,410	28,729	58,139
Nkwerre (Imo state)	40,845	39,425	80,270
Onuimo (Imo state)	50,779	48,589	99,368
Owerri West (Imo state)	49,968	51,786	101,754

Source: Federal Government of Nigeria [47].