Ogoja
About
Ogoja is a town and local government area near the A4 highway in Cross River State, Nigeria. It has an area of 972 square kilometres and a population of 171,901 at the 2006 census. The town is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Ogoja, centred on St. Benedict's Cathedral. It is also home to the Federal College of Science, and its local government is run by an elected chairman, a legislature of ten councillors representing the ten wards, and a judiciary headed by a Chief Judge.
History
The town was one of the provinces during colonial times. It consists of many tribal units, including Ishibori and Igoli as the central town, and major tribes such as the Mbube and Ekajuk, whose communities rely largely on subsistence agriculture.
Source: Wikipedia: Ogoja
Key Facts
State
Cross River State
Chairman
Emmanuel Ishabor
Area
972 km²
Population
171,901