Peoples by state
Ethnic groups in Kogi State
Kogi State has 21 local government areas. 8 of the peoples on the atlas live there. The main peoples, the majority in the most LGAs, are the Igala, Yoruba, Ebira, Bassa and Ogori and Magongo (Oko).
At a glance
- What are the main ethnic groups in Kogi State?
- The main ethnic groups in Kogi State are the Igala, Yoruba, Ebira, Bassa and Ogori and Magongo (Oko).
- How many local government areas does Kogi State have?
- Kogi State has 21 local government areas.
- How many peoples live in Kogi State?
- The atlas maps 8 peoples in Kogi State: Igala, Yoruba, Ebira, Bassa, Ogori and Magongo (Oko), Bassa-Nge, Idoma and Nupe.
All peoples of Kogi State on the atlas
Peoples by local government area
For each LGA: the peoples who are the majority there, those who are a large share of a mixed area, and smaller communities, as the atlas’s sources give them.
Adavi
- Ebira(Homeland)
Ajaokuta
Ankpa
Bassa
Dekina
Ibaji
- Igala(Homeland)
Idah
- Igala(Homeland)
Igalamela-Odolu
- Igala(Homeland)
Ijumu
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Kabba/Bunu
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Kogi
Lokoja
Mopa-Muro
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Ofu
- Igala(Homeland)
Ogori/Magongo
- Ogori and Magongo (Oko)(Homeland)
Okehi
- Ebira(Homeland)
Okene
- Ebira(Homeland)
Olamaboro
- Igala(Homeland)
Omala
Yagba East
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Yagba West
- Yoruba(Homeland)
Nigeria has not counted ethnicity in a census since 1963, so this page shows where peoples live, not how many there are. Areas are approximate and show where people live. They are not claims of land ownership.