List of 21 Local Government Areas in Kogi State and Their Headquarters.
Kogi State is one of the states located in the north central of the country. It was carved out of the old Kwara and Benue States on 27 August 1991 by the administration of former President Ibrahim Babangida. The area which today forms Kogi State was a colonial formation then known as Kabba Province.
Kogi State is made up of the Igala, Kabba, Ebira and Kogi Division of the former Kabba Province.
Kogi State is the most centrally located State in the country and shares boundaries with the Plateau, Niger and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to the North, Benue and the Anambra States to the East and on the West; it is bordered by Ondo, Kwara, Edo and Enugu States.
The State slogan is “Confluence State’’ because of the confluence of River Niger and River Benue at its capital, Lokoja. Kogi State has a Total land area of about 27,747 Km2. The Capital of Kogi state is Lokoja.
There are 21 Local Government Areas LGAs in Kogi state namely Adavi, Ajaokuta, Ankpa, Bassa, Dekina, Ibaji, Idah, Igalamela-Odolu, Ijumu, Kabba/Bunu, Koton Karfe, Lokoja, Mopa-Muro, Ofu, Ogori/Magongo, Okehi, Okene, Olamaboro, Omala, Yagba East, Yagba West.
The Major crops are cassava, Rice, Cashew, Coffee, Cocoa, Palm Oil, Groundnuts, Maize, Yam and Melon. its Solid minerals are limestone, Iron Ore, Marble and Gemstone.
Kogi state has 21 Local Government Areas LGAs namely Adavi, Ajaokuta, Ankpa, Bassa, Dekina, Ibaji, Idah, Igalamela-Odolu, Ijumu, Kabba/Bunu, Koton Karfe, Lokoja, Mopa-Muro, Ofu, Ogori/Magongo, Okehi, Okene, Olamaboro, Omala, Yagba East, Yagba West.
List of 21 Local Government Areas in Kogi State and Their Headquarters.
Kogi State Local Government Areas and their headquarters, administrative capitals
| LGA | Headquarters |
| Adavi | Ogaminana |
| Ajaokuta | Egayan |
| Ankpa | Ankpa |
| Bassa | Oguma |
| Dekina | Dekina |
| Ibaji | Onyedega |
| Idah | Idah |
| Ijumu | Iyara |
| Igalamela-Odolu | Ajaka |
| Kabba/Bunu | Kabba |
| Kogi | Koton Karfe |
| Lokoja | Lokoja |
| Mopa-Muro | Mopa |
| Olamabolo | Okpo |
| Ofu | Ogwoawo |
| Okehi | Okehi |
| Omala | Abejukolo |
| Ogori/Magongo | Akpafa |
| Okene | Okene |
| Yagba East | Isanlu |
| Yagba West | Odo Ere |
List of 21 Local Government Areas in Kogi State and Their Headquarters.
The 21 Local Government Areas LGAs in Kogi State are
- Adavi,
- Ajaokuta,
- Ankpa,
- Bassa,
- Dekina,
- Ibaji,
- Idah,
- Igalamela-Odolu,
- Ijumu,
- Kabba/Bunu,
- Koton Karfe,
- Lokoja,
- Mopa-Muro,
- Ofu,
- Ogori/Magongo,
- Okehi,
- Okene,
- Olamaboro,
- Omala,
- Yagba East,
- Yagba West.