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Capital:
Lokoja
Population:
2,539,241 (1997 FOS est.)
Area:
29,833
square km
Languages:
Nupe, Ebira, Igala, Okun (Similar to Yoruba)
Time:
Creation
The
State was created by August, 1991 during the
administration of the then President of Nigeria,
lbrab1m B. Babangida.
Location
Kogi State is the most
centrally located of all the states of the federation.
It comprises the Igala, Ebira, Kabba, Yoruba
and Kogi divisions of the former Kabba province.
It shares common boundaries with Niger, Kwara,
Nassarawa and The Federal Capital Territory
to the north.
To the East, the state
is bounded by Benue and Enugu states, to the
south by Enugu and Anambra States, and to the
west by Ondo, Ekiti and Edo states. Lokoja,
the Niger/Benue confluence town is the state
capital. Ethnically, Yoruba, Ebira, Nupe, Igala
and Bassa forming the main ethnic groups.
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History
Kogi State was carved out
of Benue and Kwara States on August 27, 1991
by the Federal Military Government. Kogi State
is the most centrally located of all the states
of the federation. It comprises the Igala, Ebira,
Kabba, Yoruba and Kogi divisions of the former
Kabba province. It shares common boundaries
with Niger, Kwara, Nassarawa and The Federal
Capital Territory to the north. To the east,
the state is bounded by Benue and Enugu states,
to the south by Enugu and Anambra States, and
to the west by Ondo, Ekiti and Edo states. Lokoja,
the Niger/Benue confluence town is the state
capital. Ethnically, Yoruba, Nupe and Bassa
forming the main ethnic groups.
Agriculture
The majority of the people
of the state are farmers.
Mineral Resources
The state is richly blessed
with mineral resources such as coal which is
found in Okaba, Ogboyaga and Koton-Karte. Limestone
and marble deposits are found in Ajaokuta, Jakura,
Ososo, Osara, while Cassiterite, columbite and
tantalite are found in Egbe. Gold is also found
in Isanlu in East Yagba Local Government Area
while Iron Ore can be found at Itakpe and Okene.
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