Akoko Edo
Akoko Edo is a Local Government Area in Edo State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Igarra. It has an area of 1,371 km2 and a population of 262,110 at the 2006 census. The earliest settlers of Akoko Edo were the Benins who would have been there the same period the Etsako people moved from Benin during the reign of Oba Ozolua (1483-1504). Other migrating people, due to the fortunes of time, came into the area. Of the Igbirra and Idah from the North and East, the war which Oba Esigie fought in 1515-1516 with the Attah of Idah would have brought a lot of migration into the area.
Akoko Edo
Akoko Ẹdo | |
|---|---|
| Country | Nigeria |
| State | Edo State |
| Headquarters | Igarra |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
The postal code of the area is 312.
As of 2016, its population density is 249.9/km2 [2016]
The first local government chairman is Chief Joshua.B.Mayaki.
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