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Yakurr
LGA
Country	Nigeria
State	Cross River State
Government
• Local Government Chairman	Hon. Yibala Igri Inyang
Area
• Total	260 sq mi (670 km)
Population
• Total	196,450
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
Website	www.crossriverhub.ng/yakurr

Yakurr is a Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria. Its capital is the town of Ugep. The local government area (LGA) was carved out of Obubra local government in 1987.

Yakurr has an area of 670 km and a population of 196,450 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 543.

Major settlements in the local government area include: Ugep, Mkpani, Idomi, Ekori, Inyima, Nko, Assiga, Agoi Ibami, Agoi Ekpo, and Agoi Efreke.

Notable people

• Okoi Arikpo, first Nigerian minister for foreign affairs
• Usani Uguru Usani, former Minister of Niger Delta

References

1. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
2. "Yakurr Local Government Area". Cross River Hub. Retrieved 2021-07-14.

See also

• Yako people

v t e Cross River State
State capital: Calabar
Local government areas	Abi Akamkpa Akpabuyo Bakassi Bekwarra Biase Boki Calabar Municipal Calabar South Etung Ikom Obanliku Obubra Obudu Odukpani Ogoja Yakurr Yala

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