Ogoja

Ogoja
Ogoja
Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 6°30′N 8°40′E / 6.500°N 8.667°E / 6.500; 8.667
Country Nigeria
StateCross River State
Government
  Local Government ChairmanEmmanuel Ishabor
Area
  Total
972 km2 (375 sq mi)
Population
 (2006 census)
  Total
171,901
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix
550
Area code045
ISO 3166 codeNG.CR.OG
Websitewww.crossriverhub.ng/ogoja

Ogoja is a Local Government Area in Cross River State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is Ogoja town in the northeast of the area near the A4 highway at 6°39′17″N 8°47′51″E / 6.65472°N 8.79750°E / 6.65472; 8.79750.

It has an area of 972 km² and a population of 171,901 at the 2006 census.

Its St. Benedict’s Cathedral is the episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogoja.

The postal code of the area is 550.