# Ogori/Magongo LGA, Kogi State – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/kogi/ogori-magongo/ Local government area · Kogi State # Ogori/Magongo Ogori/Magongo is a local government area (LGA) of Nigeria in Kogi State. It covers **79.3 km²**. Its main town is Akpafa. 4 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 79.3km² - 1mapped service - 391 mtypical elevation ## Where is Ogori/Magongo? Ogori/Magongo lies in [Kogi State](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/kogi/), [Nigeria](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/). It borders 2 other local government areas: [Akoko-Edo](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/edo/akoko-edo/) and [Okene](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/kogi/okene/). By area it is the 720th largest of 774 local government areas in Nigeria. It covers 0.3% of [Kogi State](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/kogi/). The centre of Ogori/Magongo is about 229 km in a straight line from Abuja, the capital. It is about 74 km from Lokoja, the main town of Kogi State. The centre point is at 7.4787° N, 6.1559° E. Source: [Office for the Surveyor General of the Federation of Nigeria (OSGOF), Ehealth, United Nations Cartographic Section (UNCS) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-nga). ## Know before you go: Ogori/Magongo - Time zoneUTC+1, no daylight saving · Africa/Lagos - CurrencyNaira (NGN) - Country calling code+234 - LanguagesEnglish, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Fulah - Plug typesType D, G · 230 V - Driving sideRight - Postcode format6 digits (######) ### Nearest airports - Akure Airport (AKR) · Akure98 km - Benin Airport (BNI) · Benin143 km ### Nearest railway station Itakpe Station (Adavi), about 24 km from the centre. ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:18) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:39, sunset around 18:21). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Ogori/Magongo Open gazetteers list **4 villages, towns and localities** in Ogori/Magongo. Settlements here lie between about 358 m and 393 m above sea level (median 391 m). - Akpafa - Lankpeshi - Magongo - Ogori Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Weather in Ogori/Magongo and the best time to visit In Ogori/Magongo, the warmest month is Mar (average 28 °C) and the coolest is Aug (25 °C). About 1,224 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (241 mm) and the driest Jan (6 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to April**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 6 Feb 27 19 Mar 28 32 Apr 27 88 May 27 122 Jun 26 149 Jul 25 195 Aug 25 202 Sep 25 241 Oct 25 138 Nov 26 25 Dec 25 9 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Ogori/Magongo Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Okengwe General Hospital · Okene 8.8 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.54622&mlon=6.19726#map=17/7.54622/6.19726) Bank GT Bank · Okene 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.55700&mlon=6.23037#map=17/7.55700/6.23037) Petrol pump TotalEnergies Ibillo Service Station · Akoko-Edo 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.44208&mlon=6.06796#map=17/7.44208/6.06796) Hotel Afims Hotel · Okene 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.55924&mlon=6.23209#map=17/7.55924/6.23209) School Government Science Secondary School · Ogori/Magongo 2.7 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.45687&mlon=6.16574#map=17/7.45687/6.16574) College Mubarak Model Academy, Ege. Adavi LGA · Okene 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.55000&mlon=6.23333#map=17/7.55000/6.23333) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Ogori/Magongo Places mapped inside Ogori/Magongo in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Schools1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other local government areas in Kogi State - Adavi - Ajaokuta - Ankpa - Bassa - Dekina - Ibaji - Idah - Igalamela-Odolu - Ijumu - Kabba/Bunu - Kogi - Lokoja - Mopa-Muro - Ofu - Okehi - Okene - Olamabolo - Omala - Yagba East - Yagba West ## Quick answers - Where is Ogori/Magongo?In Kogi State, Nigeria - What borders Ogori/Magongo?Akoko-Edo and Okene - What time zone is Ogori/Magongo in?UTC+1 - What currency is used in Ogori/Magongo?Naira (NGN) - What language is spoken in Ogori/Magongo?English, Hausa, Yoruba (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Ogori/Magongo?4 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Ogori/Magongo?Settlements lie between 358 m and 393 m - What is the best time to visit Ogori/Magongo?November to April - Where is the nearest hospital to Ogori/Magongo?Okengwe General Hospital, about 8.8 km from the centre - Where is the nearest bank to Ogori/Magongo?GT Bank, about 12 km from the centre - Where is the nearest petrol pump to Ogori/Magongo?TotalEnergies Ibillo Service Station, about 11 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Ogori/Magongo?NG023015 (OCHA common operational dataset)