Gboko
Sign in to saveGboko is a Local Government Area in Benue state, North-central Nigeria. It is headquartered in the town of Gboko.
Key facts
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- Gboko
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- 300px
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- Mkar Hill
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- Nigeria
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- bottom
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- Location in Nigeria
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- 25px Nigeria
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- State
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- Benue State
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- Local Government Headquarters
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- Gboko Town
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- Local Government Council Chairman
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- James Kachina
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Economy
- Geography
- Climate
- Localities
- Towns and Villages under Gboko Local Governments Area
- Health
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Gboko is a Local Government Area in Benue state, North-central Nigeria. It is headquartered in the town of Gboko.
Gboko LGA was created on 11 May 1970 with a landmass of 2,264 sq km. Wielding a population of 358,936 according to 2006 census, it is the largest of the twenty-three local governments by population in Benue State.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gboko” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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