Ajaokuta

Ajaokuta

Ajaokuta is a town in Kogi State, south-central Nigeria, on the bank of the Niger River.

Overview

As of 2008 Ajaokuta had an estimated population of 16,039.cite web | url=http://www.world-gazetteer.com/wg.php?men=gpro&des=gamelan&geo=350910669 | title="The World Gazetteer" | accessdate=2007-04-03] It is located at approximately coord|7|33|22|N|6|39|18|E|region:NG_type:city(15794)|display=inline,title at an elevation of 54 m, [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/NI/0/Ajaokuta.html The FallingRain.com Gazetteer] . Retrieved February 18, 2007] and it is the home of the multi-billion dollar Ajaokuta Steel Rolling Mill. [http://www.nigerianembassy-chile.org/nigeria/xprofile.shtml The Nigerian Embassy in Chile] . Retrieved February 18, 2007]

Transport

It is not as yet connected to the main railway system of Nigeria, except by river. An isolated standard gauge railway connects the steelworks to its source of iron ore at Itakpe. A connection of this railway to the port of Warri is unfinished.

References

* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/NI/0/Ajaokuta.html FallingRain
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