Ikom
Ikom | |
|---|---|
LGA and town | |
 The Cross River | |
  Ikom Location in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 6°05′N 8°37′E / 6.083°N 8.617°ECoordinates: 6°05′N 8°37′E / 6.083°N 8.617°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Cross River State |
| Government | |
| • Local Government Chairman | Kingsley Egumi |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,961 km2 (757 sq mi) |
| Population (2006 census) | |
| • Total | 162,383 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| 3-digit postal code prefix | 551 |
| ISO 3166 code | NG.CR.IK |
| Website | www |
Ikom is a town of Cross River State, Nigeria.[1] Its headquarters are in the town of Ikom in the east of the area on the Cross River and the A4 highway at5°57′40″N 8°42′39″E / 5.96111°N 8.71083°E.
It has an area of 1,961 km2 (757 sq mi) and a population of 162,383 at the 2006 census.[citation needed]
The people of Ikom are majorly farmers. Ikom is a major producer of Banana and Plantain for the Nigerian market.[citation needed]
Ikom is known for the Ikom monoliths,[2] artifacts that bear an ancient writing sometimes taken to be an early form of nsibidi.[3]
The postal code of the area is 551.[4]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "NigeriaGalleria - Enterprise, Awards, Innovation, Events, Brands, info - Celebrating Nigeria, telling our story". NigeriaGalleria - Enterprise, Awards, Innovation, Events, Brands, info. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
- ^ "African Rock Art". africanrockart.britishmuseum.org. Retrieved 2021-09-11.
- ^ http://www.taneter.org/writing.html
- ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
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