Official Name: | Omala | ||||||
Pushpin Map: | Nigeria | ||||||
Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 | ||||||
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nigeria | ||||||
Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||
Subdivision Name: | Nigeria | ||||||
Subdivision Name1: | Kogi State | ||||||
Leader Title: | Sole Administrator | ||||||
Leader Name: | Mr. Mark Ameh Edibo (Mark Noble) | ||||||
Established Date: | 1996 | ||||||
Unit Pref: | Metric | ||||||
Area Total Km2: | 1667 | ||||||
Population As Of: | 2006 census | ||||||
Population Total: | 108,402 | ||||||
Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities | ||||||
Population Blank2 Title: | Religions | ||||||
Timezone: | WAT | ||||||
Utc Offset: | +1 | ||||||
Coordinates: | 7.8167°N 38°W | ||||||
Module: |
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Postal Code Type: | 3-digit postal code prefix | ||||||
Postal Code: | 270 | ||||||
Iso Code: | NG.KO.OM |
Omala is a Local Government Area in Kogi State, Nigeria bounded in the north by the Benue River. Its headquarters are in the town of Abejukolo (or Abajikolo) in the north of the area at.
The northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude passes through the southeast of the LGA. It has an area of and a population of 108,402 at the 2006 census.[1] As of 2016, the population grew to 145,700.[2]
Most locals are predominantly Igala speaking people with a few being Bassa and Agatu from Benue State.
The postal code of the area is 270.[3]
In town of Abejukolo which is the headquarters of Omala LGA of Kogi state, the rainy season is oppressive and overcast while the dry season is humid and partly cloudy, and it is hot year round. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 64 °F to 94 °F and is rarely below 58 °F or above 99 °F.[4]