Ijumu
Sign in to saveÌjùmú is a Local Government Area in Kogi State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Iyara. Other towns in the local government include Ayetoro Gbede, Iyah-Gbede, Ayegunle Gbede, Araromi Gbede, Ayere, Ayeh Gbede, Okoro Gbede, Odokoro Gbede, Ekinrin-Adde, Egbeda Egga, Iyamoye, Ogidi, Ikoyi, Otungba, Oton-Ade, Origa, and others. The people of Ìjùmú speak the Okun dialect of the Yoruba language. The main occupation is farming among men, while women are engaged in trade. Education is the major industry in Ìjùmú.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Ìjùmú
- Settlement.settlement_type
- LGA
- Settlement.image_skyline
- Nike Davies-Okundaye Art & Gallery Sight at Ogidi-Ijumu, Kogi State.jpg
- Settlement.image_caption
- Art & Gallery at Ijumu
- 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
- Ibrahim Haruna
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Metric
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 1306
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2006 census
- Settlement.population_total
- 119,929
- Settlement.population_blank1_title
- Ethnicities
- Settlement.population_blank2_title
- Religions
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 118593
- Area
- 1306
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Ìjùmú is a Local Government Area in Kogi State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Iyara. Other towns in the local government include Ayetoro Gbede, Iyah-Gbede, Ayegunle Gbede, Araromi Gbede, Ayere, Ayeh Gbede, Okoro Gbede, Odokoro Gbede, Ekinrin-Adde, Egbeda Egga, Iyamoye, Ogidi, Ikoyi, Otungba, Oton-Ade, Origa, and others. The people of Ìjùmú speak the Okun dialect of the Yoruba language. The main occupation is farming among men, while women are engaged in trade. Education is the major industry in Ìjùmú.
It has an area of 1,306 km2 and a population of 119,929 at the 2006 census.
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