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Ìjùmú ì chì  Local Government Area kàà kì dì efú  Kogi State, Nigeria. Kì ùgbátẹ-ùń dì efu ẹ̀wo yà í  Iyara. Ámì ẹ̀wo omúné kì dì efu lócál gomenti manyú  Ayetoro Gbede, Iyah-Gbede, Ayegunle Gbede, Araromi Gbede, Ayere, Ayeh Gbede, Okoro Gbede, Odokoro Gbede, Ekinrin-Adde, Egbeda Egga, Iyamoye, Ogidi, Ikoyi, Otungba, Oton-Ade, Origa, kpaì ábo omúné. amọne kì dì Ìjùmú ákìchì yà í  Okun dialect kì chì Yoruba language. Ùchẹ̀ chewǹ kù ábo Énékélé má gbájù álóò , abobule yà óla má tátẹ̀-ùn ája-ẹya . Ùyì kocha ísakulu chì ewǹ kì gbàju chì ogbògaga efu Ìjùmú.

Ẹ ñâ ánẹ kì gbá dábì ìmẹ‘lẹ yé ì 1,306  kpaì ù wéwé amòne–ùn chì 119,929 ẹgba ku má ka‘mónẹ̀ alùka efu ọdọ 2006 kū ma chá .HASC, population, area and Headquarters Statoids

Ì  postal code yé ì area Ùń chì  261.

Chìyamánì yà lócal gomenti là ábájoì chì Hon. Haruna Ibrahim. ẹ̀nẹ kìa chì ágbójì yà  ì  Ijumu Development Union (IDU) ábájoì chì is Comrade Ahmed-Ade Fatai. Má chì òn égba yé ì IDU Annual Congress ùgbo Iyara efu ochu Ẹ̀kegwéjì efu ọdọ  2024 ọdo mẹẹjì ì yà chá kà dẹ̀ ,ì gbà kwúgbo ẹ̀ne ì kì chì  National President kì chì ẹ̀ko-ewn kpá , Ọba Kayode Olorunmaiye

Ìchì.
Ìjùmú is highly linguistically diverse. Some of the local Volta–Niger languages spoken in Ijumu LGA are:
Ukaan language
Akpes language (Abesabesi)
Ahan language
Ayere language
Akoko language (Arigidi)

Notable people



 Smart Adeyemi, a Senator representing Kogi West, and a past National President of the Nigerian Union of Journalists from 1999 to 2006.
 S. A. Ajayi, a Nigerian statesman, pioneer politician in old Kabba Province and the founding father of Ijumu Local Government.
 Shola Ameobi, an Ayetoro Gbede born English footballer, playing for Newcastle United as a striker.
 David Jemibewon, a retired Nigerian Army Major-General who served as military governor of the defunct Western State (Aug 1975 – March 1976), as governor of Oyo State after it was created from part of the old Western State (March 1976 -July 1978), and later as Minister of Police Affairs (1999 to 2000). 
 Samuel Jemigbon (4 March 1934 – 17 June 2009), was a Christian clergyman who was Chairman of the Lagos, Western/Northern Area Territory and Vice-President of The Apostolic Church Nigeria.
 Dino Melaye, a former Senator of Kogi West District in the National Assembly.
 Nike Davies-Okundaye, also known as Nike Okundaye, Nike Twins Seven Seven and Nike Olaniyi, is a batik and Adire textile designer.
 Bayo Ojo, a former Attorney General of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
 Folashade Yemi-Esan, a Nigerian civil servant and current head of the civil service of the federation since 28 February 2020.

References

Category:Local Government Areas in Kogi State
Category:Local Government Areas in Yorubaland