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Lokoja
Sign in to saveLokoja is a city in central Nigeria. It lies at the confluence of the Niger and Benue rivers and is the capital city of Kogi State.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Lokoja
- Settlement.nicknames
- The Pittsburgh of Africa, The Confluence Town
- Settlement.settlement_type
- LGA and city
- Settlement.image_skyline
- View_of_Lokoja_city_from_mountain_Patti%2C_Lokoja.jpg
- Settlement.imagesize
- 250px
- Settlement.image_caption
- Lokoja
- Settlement.pushpin_map
- Nigeria
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Kogi State
- Settlement.leader_title
- Local government chairman
- Settlement.leader_name
- Abdullahi Adamu
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 3,180
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2020
- Settlement.population_total
- 692,050
- Settlement.timezone
- WAT
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +1
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Wikidata facts
- Population
- 692050
- Image
- View of Lokoja city from mountain Patti, Lokoja.jpg
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Lokoja is a city in central Nigeria. It lies at the confluence of the Niger and Benue rivers and is the capital city of Kogi State.
While the Bassa Nge, Yoruba (primarily the Oworo, who are a subgroup of the Yoruba) and Nupe are indigenous to the area, other ethnic groups in Nigeria, including the Kupa-Nupe, Hausa, Ebira, Igala, Igbo, Bini/Edo, and Tiv have recently established themselves. Lokoja is projected to be the third fastest growing city on the African continent between 2020 and 2025, with a 5.93% growth rate.
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