- Ogoja
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▪ Nigeriatown, Cross River state, southeastern Nigeria, on the road from Abakaliki. A major trade centre (yams, cassava [manioc], corn [maize], rice, palm oil and kernels, kola nuts), it is mainly inhabited by the Ekoi peoples. Ogoja is the headquarters of a local government council and the site of a teacher-training college, a secondary school, and several hospitals and clinics. Pop. (2006) local government area, 171,901.
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Universalium. 2010.