Yakurr is a
Local Government Area
A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a federated state, state, province, division (politica ...
of
Cross River State
Cross River State is a state in the South-South geopolitical zone of Nigeria. Named for the Cross River, the state was formed from the eastern part of the Eastern Region on 27 May 1967. The state has its capital as Calabar and is bordered to ...
,
Nigeria
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...
. Its capital is the town of
Ugep. The local government area (LGA) was carved out of
Obubra local government in 1987.
Yakurr has an area of 670 km and a population of 196,450 at the 2006 census. The
postal code
A postal code (also known locally in various English-speaking countries throughout the world as a postcode, post code, PIN or ZIP Code) is a series of letters or numerical digit, digits or both, sometimes including spaces or punctuation, inclu ...
of the area is 543.
Major settlements in the local government area include:
Ugep,
Mkpani
Mkpani is a village in the Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guine ...
,
Idomi,
Ekori,
Inyima,
Nko,
Assiga,
Agoi Ibami,
Agoi Ekpo, and
Agoi Efreke.
Notable people
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Okoi Arikpo, first Nigerian minister for foreign affairs
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Usani Uguru Usani, former Minister of Niger Delta
References
See also
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Yako people
Local Government Areas in Cross River State
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