Ogori/Magongo




LGA in Kogi State, Nigeria




































Ogori/Magongo
LGA


Ogori/Magongo is located in Nigeria

Ogori/Magongo

Ogori/Magongo



Location in Nigeria

Coordinates: 7°29′N 6°13′E / 7.483°N 6.217°E / 7.483; 6.217Coordinates: 7°29′N 6°13′E / 7.483°N 6.217°E / 7.483; 6.217
Country
 Nigeria
State Kogi State
Area

 • Total 79 km2 (31 sq mi)
Population
(2006 census)

 • Total 39,622
Time zone
UTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix
263
ISO 3166 code NG.KO.OM

Ogori-Magongo is a Local Government Area in Kogi State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in Akpafa. It was created from the old Okene Local Government Area for the Ogori and Magongo people.
They occupy the land from Obehira Ebaba to Lampse up to Ososo in Edo state. An area of more than 79 km (31sqm) A population of 39,622 at the 2006 census.


The postal code of the area is 263.[1]


There are two main towns in the LGA, Magongo and Ogori, which together form the name of the area. People of the area are renowned for their scholarship, hospitality and industry. Important festivals include the nationally acclaimed Owiya Osese festival for Magongo, held four weeks after Easter Sunday, while Ovia Osese festival is held annually two weeks after Easter. The Ogori-Magongo people value their traditional culture, and while they historically believed in other gods, they have now mostly adopted Christianity as the major religion, with a few Muslims also present in the population. Magongo is ruled by Olu-Magongo of Magongo, while Ogori is ruled by the Ologori of Ogori.


The Magongo dialect is OSAYEN & that of Ogori which is OKO dialect.



References





  1. ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on November 26, 2012. Retrieved 2009-10-20..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}




External links


  • Ogori/Magongo Local Government Area










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