Ogoja
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| Coordinates: 6°40′N 8°48′E / 6.667°N 8.8°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Cross River State |
Ogoja is a town in Cross River State, Nigeria. The population is over 3,000,000 people.
It is a very important town and also the headquarters of Ogoja Local Government Area. Four hours from Calabar (the Cross River State capital). The town was one of the provinces during pre-colonial independence.It has a very large land mass with a suiting population. However, there is a strong argument to the favoure of the fact that Ogoja is supposed to be a state of its own.It comprises many tribes, which includes: Mbube, Boki, Iyala, Ishibori (This village has different streets like Umuria, Ikapan, Ikajo, Ishinyema, Ikariku) etc. Mbube being one of the major tribes consist of different villages which includes: Odajie, Adagum, Ekumtak, Idum, Igoli, Ojirim, Egbe,Nkim, Ogberia 1 & 2,Oboso,Benkpe, Edide, Bansan, Aragban,Keruen,etc. their major source of livelihood is subsistence agriculture, basically farming of cassava, yams, palm oil, palm wine etc.
The headquarters of Mbube is Ekumtak, which is a rallying point for all Mbube people. The major streets in Ekumtak are Kadama, Abuenu, Owarakende, Bekuel, Mpi-Egbe, Odamagbuju, Mpam Aku e.t.c
Coordinates: 6°40′N 8°48′E / 6.667°N 8.8°E
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