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LGA in Benue State, Nigeria
Okpokwu
LGA
Okpokwu is located in NigeriaOkpokwuOkpokwu
Coordinates: 7°4′24″N 7°51′48″E / 7.07333°N 7.86333°E / 7.07333; 7.86333
Country Nigeria
StateBenue State
Local Government HeadquartersOkpoga
Government
 • TypeDemocracy
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

Okpokwu is a Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Okpoga located in the south of the area. Benue State Polytechnic is located in the town of Ugbokolo in this LGA. It has an area of 731 km and a population of 176,647 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 973.

The local Government has twelve council wards namely:- Ameju, Eke, Ichama1, Ichama11, Ingle-Okpale, Ojigo, Okonobo, Okpoga Central, Okpoga North, Okpoga South, Okpoga West and Ugbokolo.

Education

Okpokwu is home to the Benue State Polytechnic and New Vision Institute of Technology Ekenobi

References

  1. Tyodzua Atim (2006-01-30). "Benue State at 30: The people and their struggles". ThisDay. Retrieved 2010-03-21.
  2. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2009-10-20.

7°4′24″N 7°51′48″E / 7.07333°N 7.86333°E / 7.07333; 7.86333

Benue State
State capital: Makurdi
Local government areas Map of Nigeria highlighting Benue State
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