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 ...

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. Its capital is the town of

Ugep Ugep (also Umor) is a town in the Yakurr Local Government Area in Cross River State, southern Nigeria. The village is populated by the Yakurr people. Ugep as it is popularly known is one of the unit that constitute Yakurr, and its indigenes s ...

. The local government area (LGA) was carved out of

Obubra Obubra is a Local Government Area (LGA) of Cross River State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Obubra, which is home to the Ibrahim Babangida College of Agriculture. The National Youth Service Corps, Cross River State Orientation C ...

local government in 1987. Yakurr has an area of 670 km and a population of 196,450 at the 2006 census. The

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of the area is 543. Major settlements in the local government area include:

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 Idomi is a village in Yakurr Local Government 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 Guinea in the Atl ...

Ekori Ekori is a community in Yakurr, Nigeria. Language and culture The native language is Lokaa. English is the official language; other languages spoken in Ekori include pidgin English, which most West African people understand. Leboku is the Ne ...

Inyima Inyima is a village in Yakurr Local Government 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 Guinea in the At ...

, Nko, Assiga, Agoi Ibami, Agoi Ekpo, and

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Notable people

Okoi Arikpo Dr. Okoi Arikpo (20 September 1916 – 26 October 1995) was a Nigerian chemist, anthropologist, lawyer, politician and diplomat. He served as the foreign minister of Nigeria. Early life and political career Okoi Arikpo was born in Ugep in 1916. He ...

, first Nigerian minister for foreign affairs *

Usani Uguru Usani Usani Uguru Usani (born 27 January 1961) is a Nigerian pastor, lecturer and politician who served as Minister of Niger Delta Affairs in the Nigerian government. Early life and education Usani was born on 27 January 1961 in Nko, Yakurr Local Go ...

, former Minister of Niger Delta

Notable people

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