At one point in the story, Okonkwo is chosen to be the adoptive The nine villages in Chinua Achebe\\'s Things Fall Apart are as follows: 1 Umuofia, 2 Ikemefua, 3 Aninta, 4 Umuazu, 5, Mbaino, 6 Abame, 7 Elumelu, 8 Ikeocha, and 9 Mbanta. Most of the story takes place in the village of Umuofia.