Official Name: | Loko |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Map: | Nigeria |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Nigeria |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Nasarawa State |
Subdivision Type2: | LGA |
Subdivision Name2: | Nasarawa |
Subdivision Name3: | City Loko |
Unit Pref: | metric |
Population As Of: | 2006 |
Timezone: | WAT |
Utc Offset: | +1 |
Coordinates: | 7.9833°N 56°W |
Elevation M: | 97 |
Loko is a town in Nasarawa local government area of Nasarawa State in the middle belt region or North central zone of Nigeria.It is found along the River Benue bank.The town is a mini-port, along the river benue, for the conveyance of export materials, to the eastern and western parts of Nigeria.[1]
The main ethnic groups and the inhabitants of Loko town, are the Bassa, Agatu, Igbira, Afo. Others are Nupe, Hausa and Kanuri.
The main activities engaged by the inhabitants of Loko town are farming and fishing.