Ajaokuta

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Ajaokuta

Total population

16,039

Land area1362 km²

Coordinates7.56°, 6.63°

Demographic figures from National Bureau of Statistics (Nigeria). Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Ajaokuta is a Local Government Area in Kogi State, Nigeria and a town within it on the left bank of the Niger River. The headquarters of the LGA are in the town of Egayin in the south of the area at 6°40′11″N 8°48′19″E.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Nearby places in Kogi

• Zango-ndaji
  17.2 mi away
• Adankolo
  17.2 mi away
• Lokoja
  18.2 mi away · pop. 90,000
• Lokoja
  18.2 mi away
• Abobo
  21.1 mi away
• Eika -Adagu
  24.6 mi away
• Otite
  25.6 mi away
• Eika-Adagu New Layout
  26.8 mi away
• Nagazi
  27.3 mi away
• Ozuri
  28.3 mi away
• Uhuodo
  29.3 mi away
• Ugwolawo
  30.3 mi away

Browse all places in Kogi →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Ajaokuta

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Helmeted Guineafowl

Numida meleagris

Seen 2024-12-19

West African Helmeted Guineafowl

Numida meleagris galeatus

Seen 2024-12-19

Westwood's Acraea

Stephenia pseudegina

Seen 2021-06-19

White-faced Whistling-Duck

Dendrocygna viduata

Seen 2021-06-19

Gray Pratincole

Glareola cinerea

Seen 2021-06-19

Yellow-crowned Bishop

Euplectes afer

Seen 2021-06-19

Egyptian Plover

Pluvianus aegyptius

Seen 2021-06-19

Crested Lark

Galerida cristata

Seen 2021-06-19

Senegal Thick-knee

Burhinus senegalensis

Seen 2021-06-19

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).