Ofu Towns And Villages

Ofu is a Local Government Area in central Kogi State, Nigeria, with the Niger River forming its western boundary. Its headquarters sits at Ugwolawo (also spelled Ogwoawo or Gwalawo). The area covers roughly 1,680 square kilometres.

The 2006 census counted 191,480 residents; 2022 projections put the figure near 258,100. Ofu is Igala-speaking and organised into 11 wards: Igo, Aloma, Ejule Allah, Itobe/Okokenyi, Ugwolawo I, Ugwolawo II, Aloji, Ofoke, Ochadamu, Ogbonicha and Iboko/Efakwu. It borders Omala and Olamaboro to the east, Igalamela-Odolu and Idah to the south, Ibaji to the southwest and Dekina to the north.

The list below was checked name by name against 2015 INEC ward and polling-unit records, the GRID3 Nigeria settlement layer and the GeoNames gazetteer:

  1. Abejukolo
  2. Adikahane
  3. Adumeji
  4. Adumu
  5. Agbenema
  6. Agojeju
  7. Agula
  8. Ahi
  9. Aja-Kechi
  10. Ajegwu
  11. Ajengo
  12. Ajodo
  13. Ajoh
  14. Akpagidigbo
  15. Akpodo
  16. Akunuba
  17. Alijobu
  18. Alla
  19. Allo
  20. Alloma
  21. Alobi
  22. Alodo
  23. Aloji
  24. Aloma
  25. Amuna
  26. Anike
  27. Arokpa
  28. Ataneguma
  29. Ayeye
  30. Chapia
  31. Efaku
  32. Egagbenebe
  33. Egbala
  34. Egonicha
  35. Egume
  36. Ejikulu
  37. Ejule
  38. Emicheja
  39. Emododa
  40. Eyele
  41. Eyele II
  42. Iboko
  43. Iga Ojo
  44. Igebije
  45. Ijabe
  46. Ijogo
  47. Ikagbo
  48. Ikpalaka
  49. Inekpe
  50. Itagidi
  51. Itobe
  52. Kalaba
  53. Mamerebo
  54. Obagwu
  55. Obubu
  56. Ochadam
  57. Ochadamu
  58. Ochi-Adegbe
  59. Ofabo
  60. Ofakaga
  61. Ofante Ojone
  62. Ofante Omojo
  63. Ofegede
  64. Ofejiji
  65. Ofoke
  66. Ofokopi
  67. Ofolikpa
  68. Ofoyi
  69. Ogbagebe
  70. Ogbonicha
  71. Ogboyaga
  72. Ogbulu
  73. Ogegume
  74. Ogene-Zaria
  75. Ojedegbe
  76. Ojigba
  77. Ojodu
  78. Ojuwo
  79. Ojuwo-Omachi
  80. Ojuwolijo
  81. Okabo
  82. Okagwu
  83. Okele
  84. Okokenyi
  85. Olofu
  86. Olokudu
  87. Olukudu
  88. Onicha-Igo
  89. Otebu
  90. Owala
  91. Udeh
  92. Ugbamaka
  93. Ugbedu
  94. Ugwolawo
  95. Ukpo
  96. Ukpotume
  97. Umomi