List of 21 Local Governments in Kogi State.

List of 21 Local Governments in Kogi State.

Kogi State is among the 36 states in Nigeria which was carved out of the old Kwara and Benue States on 27 August 1991 by the administration of former President Ibrahim Babangida. It is popularly called “Confluence State’’ because of the confluence of River Niger and River Benue at Lokoja (capital), Kogi state has about 27,747 Km2 land area.

The 21 Local Government Areas in Kogi state are Adavi, Ajaokuta, Ankpa, Bassa, Dekina, Ibaji, Idah, Igalamela-Odolu, Ijumu, Kabba/Bunu, Koton Karfe, Lokoja, Mopa-Muro, Ofu, Ogori/Magongo, Okehi, Okene, Olamaboro, Omala, Yagba East, Yagba West.

Kogi State is a state in the North Central region of Nigeria and it is made up of the Igala, Kabba, Ebira and Kogi Divisions of the former Kabba Province. It is the most centrally located State in the country. It is bordered to the west by the states of Ekiti and Kwara, to the north by the Federal Capital Territory, to the northeast by Nasarawa State, to the northwest by Niger State, to the southwest by the Edo and Ondo states, to the southeast by the states of Anambra and Enugu, and to the east by Benue State.

There are four agricultural zones in Kogi state namely Aiyetoro-Gbede, Anyigba, Koton-karfe and Alloma.

Adavi, Ajaokuta, Ankpa, Bassa, Dekina, Ibaji, Idah, Igalamela-Odolu, Ijumu, Kabba/Bunu, Koton Karfe, Lokoja, Mopa-Muro, Ofu, Ogori/Magongo, Okehi, Okene, Olamaboro, Omala, Yagba East, Yagba West.

List of 21 Local Government Areas in Kogi State.

1. Adavi ,
2. Ajaokuta ,
3. Ankpa ,
4. Bassa ,
5. Dekina ,
6. Ibaji ,
7. Idah ,
8. Igalamela-Odolu ,
9. Ijumu ,
10. Kabba/Bunu ,
11. Kogi ,
12. Lokoja ,
13. Mopa-Muro ,
14. Ofu ,
15. Ogori/Mangongo ,
16. Okehi ,
17. Okene ,
18. Olamabolo ,
19. Omala ,
20. Yagba East ,
21. Yagba West

List of 21 Local Governments in Kogi State.

There are 21 Local Government Areas in Kogi state which are Adavi, Ajaokuta, Ankpa, Bassa, Dekina, Ibaji, Idah, Igalamela-Odolu, Ijumu, Kabba/Bunu, Koton Karfe, Lokoja, Mopa-Muro, Ofu, Ogori/Magongo, Okehi, Okene, Olamaboro, Omala, Yagba East, Yagba West.