Why visit Okene
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Highlights include Federal College of Education, Okene.
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About Okene
Okene () is a town in the Nigerian state of Kogi. The town is based in a Local Government Area of the same name. Okene runs along the A2 highway. It had an area of 328 km2 and a population of 320,260 at the 2006 census.
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Things to do2
Federal College of Education, Okene
School · 1.4 km
Nigeria college of education
Schools, colleges and libraries1
Healthcare2
History
Okene Local Government Area was created in 1976 from the then Ebira Division by the Administration of General Olusegun Obasanjo, following the 1976 Local Government Reform. Ajaokuta and Ogori-Magongo LGAs were created from the old Okene LGA in 1991 and 1996 respectively. The people of Okene Local Government Area are a part of Ebira Tao people of the Central Senatorial District of Kogi State.
They are believed to have migrated from Jukun in the present day Taraba State and had a brief stopover in Idah before moving to their current location. The present Okene LGA is composed of Okene and Okengwe districts. There are 11 wards in the Local Government, namely Bariki, Otutu, Orietesu, Lafia/Obessa, Okene-Eba, Idoji, Onyukoko, Obehira-Eba, Obehira-Uvete, Abuga/Ozuja and Upogoro/Odenku wards. The population is predominantly Muslims, but a sizeable Christian minority also exists. To a great extent, there is a fusion of tradition and religions with only a negligible few still practicing exclusively traditional religion.
One of the most popular attractions in the town is the Azad Palace, which is the personal property of the Ohinoyi (King) of Ebiraland, Dr. Ado Ibrahim Atta, who is now late.
From the History section of Okene on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Map of Okene
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Getting there and nearby towns
Ekiti State Airport (EKK) is the nearest airport with scheduled flights listed in OpenStreetMap, 99 km away.
- Ogaminana 5 km northwest, about 5 min by car
- Igarra 32 km southwest, about 32 min by car
- Kabba 35 km northwest, about 35 min by car
- Ajaokuta 46 km east, about 46 min by car
- Ikare 53 km west, about 53 min by car
- Auchi 54 km south, about 54 min by car
- Lokoja 62 km northeast, about 1 h by car
- Icheu 62 km east, about 1 h by car
- Omuo-Ekiti 61 km west, about 1 h by car
- Ode 64 km northwest, about 1 h by car
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- OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL 1.0): places, airports, map data
- Wikidata (CC0 1.0): elevation, founding date, time zone, website, landmarks and historic places
- Wikimedia Commons (see each image): photos
- Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0): overview and history text
Photo credits
- Okene Mountain, MOAdanu, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Senator Pius Certificate of Return of Election, Motormoto, Public domain
- ISS046-E-9935 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
- ISS046-E-9934 - View of Earth, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center, Public domain
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