Lokoja is the capital of Kogi State in central Nigeria, sited at the confluence of the Niger and Benue rivers. The modern settlement was established in 1857 by the British explorer William Baikie and later served as the capital of the Northern Nigeria Protectorate and Nigeria's first seat of colonial government under Governor-General Sir Frederick Lugard. Its infobox population as of 2020 was 692,050, and the city has been projected as the third fastest growing city on the African continent between 2020 and 2025.
Facts
Founding Year Climate Zone Sources
1. Lokoja (Wikidata)
P1082 (population)Quote, P1082 (population)
population 692,050 (2020)
2. Lokoja (Wikipedia)
Lead section
Lokoja was founded in 1857 by William Balfour Baikie, a British explorer, who established a trading post on the banks of the Niger River.
- In Group: Cities of Western Africa (World), Wikipedia; part-of country and UN M49 subregion
View the Source3. Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna): World Map of the Koeppen-Geiger Climate Classification, present climate data
Koeppen-Geiger map (Kottek et al., University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna)Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 7.75, 6.75Quote, Koeppen-Geiger-ASCII.txt grid cell 7.75, 6.75
7.75 6.75 Aw
4. GeoNames: Lokoja - GeoNames
GeoNamescities500 record 2331939, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)Quote, cities500 record 2331939, place matched by name within the country (only place of that name in the country)
7.79688 6.74048 P PPLA NG 41 23012 60579 53 Africa/Lagos
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