Idah

Idah is a town in Kogi State, Nigeria, on the eastern bank of the Niger River in the middle belt region of Nigeria. It is the headquarter of the Igala Kingdom, and also a Local Government Area with an area of 36 km. Idah had a population of 79,815 at the 2006 census.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Idah
Settlement.settlement_type: LGA and town
Settlement.pushpin_map: Nigeria
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Nigeria
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Kogi State
Settlement.leader_title: Local Government Chairman
Settlement.leader_name: Amade Egwude Ochijenu
Settlement.unit_pref: Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2: 36
Settlement.population_as_of: 2006 census
Settlement.population_total: 79,815
Settlement.population_blank1_title: Ethnicities
Settlement.population_blank2_title: Religions
Settlement.timezone: WAT
Settlement.utc_offset: +1

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Wikidata facts

Official name: idah
Population: 79815
Area: 36
Elevation: 163

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postal code: 271101

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==History== The town is the traditional capital of the Igala Kingdom, whose traditional ruler, the Attah Igala, is currently Matthew Alaji Opaluwa Oguche Akpa II. Idah is an important fishing port and Market trading town in Nigeria with an outpost of the Nigeria Navy referred to as Nigeria Navy Ship Lugard. The town as a port of trade was frequented by local and foreign traders who traded agricultural produces and minerals mostly. Bronze rings and Cowries were the predominant currency for trade.