Old Bridge, Ikom, Cross River state · Hadassah Photostorie group, CC BY-SA 4.0

Platythyrea conradti sam-hym-c002301a head 1 · Hamish Robertson 2003, CC BY 4.0

Platythyrea conradti sam-hym-c002301a label 1 · Unknown author, CC BY 4.0

Platythyrea conradti sam-hym-c002301a dorsal 1 · Hamish Robertson 2003, CC BY 4.0

Platythyrea conradti sam-hym-c002301a profile 1 · Hamish Robertson 2003, CC BY 4.0

Ikom, Nigeria

Ikom is a town of 79,103 people in Cross River State, Nigeria.

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Population79,103 GeoNames

RegionCross River State

Elevation60 m 197 ft

Time zoneAfrica/Lagos

Land area1,961.0 km²

Nearest airportMargaret Ekpo International Airport (CBQ) 117 km

Why visit Ikom

Townapedia lists 1 park or trail and 1 place to stay in and around town.

About Ikom

Ikom is a city and Local Government Area of Cross River State in South-South, Nigeria. It is located in the east of the area on the Cross River and the A4 highway at 5°57′40″N 8°42′39″E.

From the Wikipedia article Ikom (this version), under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Travel tips from other travellers: Ikom on Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Parks, trails and playgrounds1

Ikom Stadium

Sports field and stadium · 1.6 km

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Where to stay1

Gold Palm Hotels

Motel and hotel · 2.0 km

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Map of Ikom

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Getting there and nearby towns

Margaret Ekpo International Airport (CBQ) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 117 km away.

Obubra 43 km west, about 43 min by car
Ugep 71 km west, about 1 h 15 min by car
Abakaliki 77 km northwest, about 1 h 15 min by car
Ogoja 78 km north, about 1 h 15 min by car
Afikpo 86 km west, about 1 h 30 min by car
Isieke 87 km northwest, about 1 h 30 min by car
Ezza-Ohu 87 km northwest, about 1 h 30 min by car

Drive times are estimates from straight-line distance, not routes.

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Sources and licences

GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, coordinates, regions and time zone
OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website
Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text

Photo credits

Old Bridge, Ikom, Cross River state, Hadassah Photostorie group, CC BY-SA 4.0
Platythyrea conradti sam-hym-c002301a head 1, Hamish Robertson 2003, CC BY 4.0
Platythyrea conradti sam-hym-c002301a label 1, Unknown author, CC BY 4.0
Platythyrea conradti sam-hym-c002301a dorsal 1, Hamish Robertson 2003, CC BY 4.0
Platythyrea conradti sam-hym-c002301a profile 1, Hamish Robertson 2003, CC BY 4.0

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