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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 .

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Settlement.other_name
Ajaokuta, Kogi State.
Settlement.native_name
Aja okuda in Ebira Language
Settlement.settlement_type
LGA and town
Settlement.image_skyline
Ajaokuta-factory.JPG
Settlement.image_caption
Unfinished Ajaokuta Steel Rolling Mill
Settlement.pushpin_map
Nigeria
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Kogi State
Settlement.leader_title
Local Government Chairman
Settlement.leader_name
Haruna Aliyu Ogido
Settlement.unit_pref
Metric
Settlement.area_total_km2
1362
Settlement.population_as_of
2006 Census
Settlement.population_total
122,321
Settlement.timezone
WAT
Settlement.utc_offset
+1
Settlement.mapframe
yes

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Wikidata facts

Population
122432
Area
1362
Image
Ajaokuta-factory.JPG
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  • Ajaokuta Steel Mill
  • Transport
  • Climate
  • See also
  • References
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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 .

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

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