Lokoja

Lokoja
LGA and city
Lokoja
Lokoja
Nickname(s): 
The Pittsburgh of Africa, The Confluence Town
Lokoja is located in Nigeria
Lokoja
Lokoja
Coordinates: 07°48′07″N 06°44′39″E / 7.80194°N 6.74417°E / 7.80194; 6.74417
Country Nigeria
StateKogi State
Area
 • Total1,230 sq mi (3,180 km2)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total692,050[1]
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
ClimateAw
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Lokoja is a city in Nigeria.[2] It lies at the confluence of the Niger and Benue rivers and is the capital city of Kogi State.[3] While the Yoruba (Oworo), Bassa Nge and Nupe[4] are indigenous to the area, other ethnic groups of Nigeria, including the Kupa-Nupe, Hausa, Ebira, Igala, Igbo, Bini/Edo, and Tiv[4] have recently established themselves. Projected to be the third fastest growing African continent city between 2020 and 2025, with a 5.93% growth.[5][6] It was listed a second class township by the 1917 township ordinance of the colonial administration. This shows that Lokoja is an old city.[7]

  1. ^ HASC, population, area and Headquarters Statoids
  2. ^ "Lokoja | Location, History, Facts, & Population | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-07-04.
  3. ^ "Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved 2007-04-06.
  4. ^ a b "Complete List of Tribes in Kogi State Nigeria | AllNigeriaInfo". 15 January 2018. Retrieved 2022-06-09.
  5. ^ "Ranked: The World's Fastest Growing Cities". virtual capitalist. 13 August 2021. Archived from the original on 13 August 2021. Retrieved 2021-08-17.
  6. ^ "History". KGSG. Retrieved 2022-02-22.
  7. ^ A.B Mamman, J.O. Oyebanji (2000). Nigeria: A people United, A Future Assured.

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