Kanke, Nigeria
LGA in Plateau State, Nigeria
Kanke, Nigeria | |
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Country | ![]() |
State | Plateau State |
Headquarters | Kwal |
Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
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Kanke is a Local Government Area in Plateau State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Kwal.
It has an area of 926 km2 and a population of 121,424 at the 2006 census. The majority of the population are Angas - 95% - with the remaining 5% being Taroh, Borghum, and Siyawa. Nigeria's former president, Yakubu Gowon, is from the Kanke LGA.
The postal code of the area is 933.[1]
References
- ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
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State capital: Jos
- Barkin Ladi
- Bassa
- Bokkos
- Jos East
- Jos North
- Jos South
- Kanam
- Kanke
- Langtang North
- Langtang South
- Mangu
- Mikang
- Pankshin
- Qua'an Pan
- Riyom
- Shendam
- Wase
![Map of Nigeria highlighting Plateau State](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/66/Nigeria_Plateau_State_map.png/150px-Nigeria_Plateau_State_map.png)
Kanke Resort Along Barkin Kabwir, Kangke LGA Pankshin-Barakin Ladi Rd Pankshin
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