Ajaokuta
Aja okuda in Ebira Language Ajaokuta, Kogi State. | |
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LGA and town | |
 unfinished Ajaokuta Steel Rolling Mill | |
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| Coordinates: 7°33′22″N 6°39′18″E / 7.55611°N 6.65500°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Kogi State |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,362 km2 (526 sq mi) |
| Population (2006 Census) | |
• Total | 122,321 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| 3-digit postal code prefix | 263 |
| ISO 3166 code | NG.KO.AJ |
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Ajaokuta is a Local Government Area in Kogi State, Nigeria and a town within it on the left bank of the Niger River. The headquarters of the LGA are in the town of Egayin in the south of the area at 6°40′11″N 8°48′19″E / 6.66972°N 8.80528°E.
It has an area of 1,362 km2 and a population of 122,321 at the 2006 census.[1] As of 2008 Ajaokuta, the town, had an estimated population of 16,039.[2]
The postal code of the area is 263.[3]
- ^ HASC, population, area and Headquarters Statoids
- ^ "The World Gazetteer". Archived from the original on 2007-09-30. Retrieved 2007-04-03.
- ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-20.