Ikono
Sign in to saveIkono is a Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, located in the South South of Nigeria. It is bounded at the North, by Ini Local Government Area, South by Abak and Uyo Local Government Areas, East by Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area and West by Ikot Ekpene, Essien Udim and Obot Akara Local Government Areas. It was created as a local government in september 1996. It has a landmass of . It is no doubt one of the four largest LGA in Akwa Ibom, and also known as the cradle of the Ibibio people [Ntippe Ibibio]. It occupies the northern fringe of Akwa-Ibom State next to Ini local Government whi
Key facts
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Akwa Ibom State
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Headquarters
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Ibiaku Ntuk Okpo
- Settlement.government_type
- Local Government Area
- Settlement.leader_title
- Chairman
- Settlement.leader_name
- Hon. Oto-Obong Okon Essien
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 197.4
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2022
- Settlement.population_total
- 168,000
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.timezone
- WAT
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +1
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.mapframe zoom
- 8
- Settlement.mapframe wikidata
- yes
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 92521
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Article
12 sectionsContents
- Population
- Climate
- History and population
- Sub-cultural groups
- Economy
- Ikono towns and villages
- Politics
- Landscape and drainage
- Tourism
- Infrastructures
- Political Wards
- References
Ikono is a Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, located in the South South of Nigeria. It is bounded at the North, by Ini Local Government Area, South by Abak and Uyo Local Government Areas, East by Ibiono Ibom Local Government Area and West by Ikot Ekpene, Essien Udim and Obot Akara Local Government Areas. It was created as a local government in september 1996. It has a landmass of . It is no doubt one of the four largest LGA in Akwa Ibom, and also known as the cradle of the Ibibio people [Ntippe Ibibio]. It occupies the northern fringe of Akwa-Ibom State next to Ini local Government which occupies the northern most fringe of the state. It is predominantly inhabited by the Ibibios, the largest ethnic groups in the state. Some popular sub-groups within Ikono include Ukpom, Itak, Nung Ukim and Ediene.
== Population == {| class="wikitable" |+ !Males !Females !Total |- |69,501 |62,403 |131,904 |} Source: 2006 National Census
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