Ogoja Local Government Area is located in Cross River State under the Cross River North Senatorial District with headquarters in Ogoja town . It had a population of 171,574 in 2006 and is projected to reach 261,300 giving it a population density of 287 people per kilometer square and an area of 909 km2. Its economy thrives on farming, especially of cassava and yam. Ogoja is the headquarters of a Local Government council and it houses a teacher-training college. Ogoja has geo coordinates Latitude: 6.5, Longitude: 8.66667 and it’s postal code is 550101