Yagba East

LGA in Kogi State, Nigeria
8°10′N 5°42′E / 8.167°N 5.700°E / 8.167; 5.700Country NigeriaStateKogi StateArea
 • Total1,396 km2 (539 sq mi)Population
 (2006 census)
 • Total140,150Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)3-digit postal code prefix
262
ISO 3166 codeNG.KO.YEMap

Yagba East is a Local Government Area in Kogi State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Isanlu on the A123 highway, and is populated mainly by the Okun people.

It had an area of 1,396 km2 and a population of 140,150 during the 2006 census.[1] By 2016, the population grew to 199,300.[2]

The postal code of the area is 262.[3]

Notable People

  • Pius Adesanmi
  • Grace Oyelude
  • HRH Oba Moses Babatunde Etombi
  • Karim Sunday Steve
  • Jimoh Musa
  • Leke Abejide
  • Jide Omokore

Town and Villages in Yagba East

  • Iddo
  • Idofin
  • Ijowa
  • Ilafin
  • Irunda
  • Isanlu-Itedo
  • Isanlu-Makutu
  • Isanlu-Mopo
  • Iye
  • Lofin
  • Odogbe
  • Agi
  • Aginmi-Isale
  • Aginmi-Oke
  • Aiyede
  • Aiyegunde-Oke
  • Aiyegunle-Okeagi
  • Alu
  • Ejuku
  • Ife-Olukotun
  • Igbagun
  • Igbo-Ero
  • Ilai
  • Imela
  • Isao
  • Jege
  • Odo-Amu
  • Ogbom
  • Ohun
  • Okeagi
  • Oranre
  • Ponyan
  • Takete- Isao

References

[4] [5]

  1. ^ HASC, population, area and Headquarters Statoids
  2. ^ "Kogi (State, Nigeria) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2018-09-18.
  3. ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  4. ^ "Towns & Villages in Yagba East « Kogi State « Nigeria".
  5. ^ "Yagba East Local Government Area".


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