Lokoja: facts

At a glance

• Country: Nigeria
• Region: Kogi State
• Administrative status: seat of a first-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA)
• Population: approximately 60,579
• Coordinates: 7.7969° N, 6.7405° E
• Time zone: Africa/Lagos (UTC+01:00)
• Currency: Naira (NGN)
• Distance to the capital, Abuja: 163 km (101 mi), straight line

Getting there

• Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV): 146 km (91 mi), straight line
• Akure Airport (AKR): 170 km (106 mi), straight line
• Akanu Ibiam International Airport (ENU): 173 km (107 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Zongondaji: 11 km (7 mi)
• Ajaokuta: 28 km (17 mi)
• Koton-Karfe: 33 km (21 mi)
• Dekina: 35 km (22 mi)
• Oguma: 37 km (23 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Okene, 62 km (38 mi)