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.
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It has an area of 1,961 km2 (757 sq mi) and had a population of 162,383 according to the 2006 census.
The people of Ikom are mostly farmers. Ikom is a major producer of cocoa, bananas and plantains for the Nigerian market.
Ikom is known for the Afi monoliths, artifacts that bear an ancient writing sometimes taken to be an early form of nsibidi.
The postal code of the area is 551.
Ikom Local Government is in the Central Senatorial District of Cross River State.
Ikom with a large size of 1,861.926 square kilometres is bounded on the North by Ogoja on the North-East by Boki, on the East by Etung Local Government, and South by Obubra Local Government Area.
The major languages of the people include Ofutop Bakor, Yala, Mbembe and Ejagham. Ikom people are said to have originated from Bantu stock and their major occupation include farming trading and lumbering.
From the Wikipedia article Ikom, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Towns around Ikom
- Mamfe71 km E
- Ugep71 km W
- Abakaliki77 km NW
- Ogoja78 km N
- Afikpo86 km W
- Ezza-Ohu87 km NW
- Isieke87 km NW
- Obudu93 km NE
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