- Ajaokuta
Ajaokuta is a town in
Kogi State , south-centralNigeria , on the bank of theNiger 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] . RetrievedFebruary 18 ,2007 ] and it is the home of the multi-billion dollarAjaokuta Steel Rolling Mill . [http://www.nigerianembassy-chile.org/nigeria/xprofile.shtml The Nigerian Embassy in Chile] . RetrievedFebruary 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 atItakpe . A connection of this railway to the port ofWarri is unfinished.References
* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/NI/0/Ajaokuta.html FallingRain
]
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