Ajaokuta

Ajaokuta
Aja okuda in Ebira Language
Ajaokuta, Kogi State.
LGA and town
Unfinished Ajaokuta Steel Rolling Mill
Coordinates: 7°33′22″N 6°39′18″E / 7.55611°N 6.65500°E / 7.55611; 6.65500
Country Nigeria
StateKogi State
Government
  Local Government ChairmanHaruna Aliyu Ogido
Area
  Total
1,362 km2 (526 sq mi)
Population
 (2006 Census)
  Total
122,321
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix
263
ISO 3166 codeNG.KO.AJ

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 / 6.66972°N 8.80528°E / 6.66972; 8.80528.

It has an area of 1,362 km2 and a population of 122,321 at the 2006 census. As of 2008 Ajaokuta, the town, had an estimated population of 16,039.

The postal code of the area is 263.