Kogi State

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state in Nigeria

Kogi State is a centrally located Nigerian state often called the “Confluence State” because it is where the Niger and Benue rivers meet, and it is home to a significant Yoruba population alongside other ethnic groups.

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	state in Nigeria →
borderingCountry	Nigeria →
bordersState	Anambra State NERFINISHED → Benue State NERFINISHED → Edo State NERFINISHED → Ekiti State NERFINISHED → Enugu State NERFINISHED → Federal Capital Territory → Kwara State NERFINISHED → Nasarawa State NERFINISHED → Niger State NERFINISHED → Ondo State NERFINISHED →
capital	Lokoja →
commonlySpokenLanguage	Ebira → Igala → Yoruba →
country	Nigeria →
createdFrom	Benue State NERFINISHED → Kwara State NERFINISHED →
dateEstablished	1991-08-27 →
ethnicGroup	Bassa → Ebira → Igala → Nupe → Yoruba →
hasHigherInstitution	Federal University Lokoja → Kogi State Polytechnic → Kogi State University →
hasLocalGovernmentAreas	21 →
hasMajorRiver	Benue River → Niger River →
hasNaturalResource	coal → dolomite → iron ore → limestone →
ISOCode	NG-KO →
knownFor	confluence of Niger and Benue rivers →
largestCity	Lokoja →
locatedIn	Middle Belt Nigeria NERFINISHED → North Central Nigeria NERFINISHED →
locatedInTimeZone	West Africa Time →
motto	The Confluence of Opportunities →
nickname	Confluence State →
officialLanguage	English →
officialName	Kogi State NERFINISHED →
region	North Central geopolitical zone of Nigeria →
religion	Christianity → Islam →
shortName	Kogi →
UTCOffset	+1 →
vehicleRegistrationCode	Kogi →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Edo State → Federal Capital Territory → Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria →	borderedBy
Benue River →	flowsThrough
Northern Nigeria →	hasState
Middle Belt →	includesState
Yoruba →	majorStatesInNigeria