| Inception | 3 February 1976  |
|---|---|
| Named after | Imo River |
| Official language | English |
| Continent | Africa |
| Country | Nigeria |
| Capital | Owerri |
| Located in the administrative territorial entity | Nigeria |
| Located in time zone | UTC+01:00 |
| Coordinate location | 5°29′0″N 7°2′0″E |
| Office held by head of government | Governor of Imo State |
| Executive body | Executive Council of Imo State |
| Legislative body | Imo State House of Assembly |
| Shares border with | Anambra State, Abia State, Rivers State |
| Replaces | East Central State |
| Language used | Ikwerre |
| Postal code | 460001 |
| Official website | https://www.imostate.gov.ng/ |
Lardǝ Imo (Igbo: ha Imo) lardǝ donyi, suro South-East geopolitical zone lardǝ Nigeria bǝ dǝn, yala lan lardǝ Anambra bǝ wa, Rivers bǝwa fute-a anǝm-a, kuru Abia bǝ-a so kǝla fuwunna. Sunzә kәmoduwu Imo bǝ dәn gozәna dә shima kәla kalangai kәntagәbe lardә dәn suwudin. Bərni kura lardǝ bǝ dǝ Owerri kuru su lardǝ dǝ shima "Eastern Heartland".
Suro lardǝ wa 36 yǝ dǝn, Imo dǝ shima lardǝ do kǝn yakkǝn me wo suro nashan nzǝ dǝn, amma shima lardǝ do kǝn diyau yǝ wo suro nǝm nguwu nzǝ dǝn, nǝm nguwu nzǝ dǝn miliyon 5.4 kozǝna suro saa 2016 yǝn. Futu na'a geography yǝ lan, lardə də ndikate bəla'a Niger Delta yǝ dəro yakkata suro (far east) yǝ dən kuru bəla'a Cross Niger yǝ dəro yakkata suro nasha lardə yǝ dən. Awowa gade na'a kura lardə yǝ də shima kəmoduwu'a kuluwu'a Awbana, Imo, Orashi, kuru kuluwu Otamiri'a kuru kuluwu Oguta suro fəte lardə Imo yǝ də.
Kəre Imo zaman bǝ dən am Ibbo ye saa duwu kadaro kənəngatəna kuru təlam Ibbo yǝ də təlamma kəla-kəlan faidatayin kuru təlamma do Nasara bǝ dən. Zaman buroyǝ lan, shi kərmaitə kərmaitədə shima nasha kərmai Nribe zaman kurebe-a kuru dare Aro Confederation bǝ-a kawu dare adəye badiyaram saa 1900s lan askərra British bǝ soyǝ kəriwu Anglo-Aro bǝ lan bakkono. Ngawo kǝriwu dǝ yen, British dǝye nashanzǝ dǝa suro Southern Nigeria Protectorate dǝro kǝltǝna, shi doni ngawo dǝlan British Nigeria ro kǝltǝna suro saa 1914 lan; ngawo kǝltǝdǝn, Imo dǝ shima dawu kǝriwu koloniya beye kǝla kǝriwu kamube dǝn.
Ngawo kǝlanzǝ letǝgǝram saa 1960 lan, nashanzǝ karǝngǝdo Imo dǝ nasha kǝla kǝlanzǝ kǝlanzǝ bǝ Eastern Region yǝ dǝro sai 1967 lan, loktu shi nashanzǝ dǝwa yaktǝ kuru nashanzǝ dǝ nasha East Central State yǝ dǝro wallono. Ngawo kǝntagǝ indi kozǝna lan, nashanzǝ buroyǝ Eastern dǝ kǝrmai lardǝ Nigeria bǝ kǝriwu nzǝrtaliu bǝ suro saa yakkǝn bǝn kǝlanzǝga letǝgǝramzǝna kǝla Imo dǝn, nasha lardǝ bǝ.