Dekina

Dekina is a local government area in , . Its headquarters are in the town of Dekina, on the A233 highway in the Middle Belt area at. The northeasterly line of equal latitude and longitude passes through the southeast of the LGA.
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  • Type: local government area of Nigeria with 261,000 residents
  • Description: LGA and town in Kogi State, Nigeria
  • Also known as: Dekina Local Government Area

Dekina

Latitude
7.5844° or 7° 35′ 4″ north
Longitude
7.1734° or 7° 10′ 24″ east
Population
261,000
Elevation
383 metres (1,257 feet)
Open location code
6FV9H5MF+P9
Geo­Names ID
8637965
Wiki­data ID
Q5252818
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Spanish—“Dekina” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Dekina (distrito)
  • Cebuano: Dekina
  • Chinese: Dekina
  • French: Dekina
  • Hausa: Dekina
  • Igala: Dekina
  • Igbo: Dekina
  • Min Nan Chinese: Dekina
  • Spanish: Dekina

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