Ankpa
Ankpa | |
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LGA and town | |
  Location in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 7°26′N 7°38′E / 7.433°N 7.633°ECoordinates: 7°26′N 7°38′E / 7.433°N 7.633°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Kogi State |
| Headquarters | Ankpa Town |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,200 km2 (500 sq mi) |
| Population (2006 census) | |
| • Total | 267,353 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| 3-digit postal code prefix | 270 |
| ISO 3166 code | NG.KO.AN |
Ankpa is a Local Government Area in Kogi State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ankpa on the A233 highway in the west of the area at7°22′14″N 7°37′31″E / 7.37056°N 7.62528°E.
It has an area of 1,200 km2 and a population of 267,353 at the 2006 census.[1]
By 2016, the population had swelled to 359,300.[2]
The postal code of the area is 270.[3]
The northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude passes through the Local Government Area.
References[]
- ^ HASC, population, area and Headquarters Statoids
- ^ "Kogi (State, Nigeria) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
- ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
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