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Ikom
Ikom is a Local Government Area of Cross River State in South-South, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ikom in the east of the area on the Cross River and the A4 highway at 5°57′40″N 8°42′39″E / 5.96111°N 8.71083°E.
It has an area of 1,961 km2 (757 sq mi) and had a population of 162,383 according to the 2006 census.[citation needed]
The people of Ikom are mostly farmers.[citation needed] Ikom is a major producer of cocoa, bananas and plantains for the Nigerian market.[citation needed]
Ikom is known for the Afi monoliths, artifacts that bear an ancient[clarification needed][dubious – discuss] writing sometimes taken to be an early form of nsibidi.
The postal code of the area is 551.
Ikom Local Government is in the Central Senatorial District of Cross River State.
There are 11 (eleven) council wards:
The present geographical entity called Ikom local government area dates back to the 16th century during the pre-colonial era when the area extended to some communities now enclosed in Boki, Obubra, Abi, and Etung local government areas. Like other typical traditional societies, Ikom was governed by Chief priests or Village heads who were both ceremonial and religious.
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Ikom
Ikom is a Local Government Area of Cross River State in South-South, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Ikom in the east of the area on the Cross River and the A4 highway at 5°57′40″N 8°42′39″E / 5.96111°N 8.71083°E.
It has an area of 1,961 km2 (757 sq mi) and had a population of 162,383 according to the 2006 census.[citation needed]
The people of Ikom are mostly farmers.[citation needed] Ikom is a major producer of cocoa, bananas and plantains for the Nigerian market.[citation needed]
Ikom is known for the Afi monoliths, artifacts that bear an ancient[clarification needed][dubious – discuss] writing sometimes taken to be an early form of nsibidi.
The postal code of the area is 551.
Ikom Local Government is in the Central Senatorial District of Cross River State.
There are 11 (eleven) council wards:
The present geographical entity called Ikom local government area dates back to the 16th century during the pre-colonial era when the area extended to some communities now enclosed in Boki, Obubra, Abi, and Etung local government areas. Like other typical traditional societies, Ikom was governed by Chief priests or Village heads who were both ceremonial and religious.