Adavi, Nigeria

Adavi is a Local Government Area in Kogi State, Nigeria, adjoining Edo State in the south and the state capital Lokoja in the north. Its headquarters is in the town of Ogaminana near the A123 highway in the southwest of the area at.
It has an area of 718 km and a population of 202,194 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 264.
The inhabitants of Adavi are predominantly Ebira. They also speak Ebira language. Among their favourite staple foods are Igorigo, Ipapara, Akara-etupa, Iya, Apaapa.

People

Adavi is the birthplace of Nigerian politician and businessman, Khalifa Abdulrahaman Okene. Also from Adavi was former Nigerian Senator, Pius Lasisi Jimoh.

Climate condition

Adavi LGA lies within Kogi’s tropical savanna zone and experiences a marked wet season and dry season typical of central Nigeria. Average temperatures are warm year-round while most rainfall falls between April/May and October, with a pronounced peak during the mid-rainy months.