Yagba East

Yagba East
LGA
Yagba East Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 8°10′N 5°42′E / 8.167°N 5.700°E / 8.167; 5.700
Country	Nigeria
State	Kogi State
Area
• Total	1,396 km2 (539 sq mi)
Population  (2006 census)
• Total	140,150
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix	262
ISO 3166 code	NG.KO.YE

Yagba East is a Local Government Area in Kogi State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Isanlu on the A123 highway, and is populated mainly by the Okun people.

It had an area of 1,396 km² and a population of 140,150 during the 2006 census.^[1] By 2016, the population grew to 199,300.^[2]

The postal code of the area is 262.^[3]

Notable People

• Pius Adesanmi
• Grace Oyelude
• HRH Oba Moses Babatunde Etombi
• Karim Sunday Steve
• Jimoh Musa
• Leke Abejide
• Jide Omokore

Town and Villages in Yagba East

• Iddo
• Idofin
• Ijowa
• Ilafin
• Irunda
• Isanlu-Itedo
• Isanlu-Makutu
• Isanlu-Mopo
• Iye
• Lofin
• Odogbe
• Agi
• Aginmi-Isale
• Aginmi-Oke
• Aiyede
• Aiyegunde-Oke
• Aiyegunle-Okeagi
• Alu
• Ejuku
• Ife-Olukotun
• Igbagun
• Igbo-Ero
• Ilai
• Imela
• Isao
• Jege
• Odo-Amu
• Ogbom
• Ohun
• Okeagi
• Oranre
• Ponyan
• Takete- Isao

References

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