Kwande

Kwande is a Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Adikpo.

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Place details

Locality: Ajio
Region: Benue
Country: Nigeria
Population: 0

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Key facts

Settlement.official_name: Kwande
Settlement.settlement_type: LGA
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: State
Settlement.subdivision_name1: Benue State
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Local Government Headquarters
Settlement.subdivision_name2: Adikpo
Settlement.leader_title: Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government Council
Settlement.leader_name: Hon. Neji Vitalis Terhile
Settlement.unit_pref: Imperial
Settlement.population_as_of: 2006
Settlement.timezone: WAT
Settlement.utc_offset: +1
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 8
Settlement.mapframe wikidata: yes
Settlement.mapframe marker: village

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Wikidata facts

Population: 180327

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Clans found in Kwande Local Government Area include
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Kwande is a Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Adikpo.

Kwande has an area of 2,891 km and a population of 248,697 at the 2006 Census. It is bordered by several other LGAs. On the west, it is bordered by Vandeikya Local Government, Ushongo LGA on the north, and Katsina-Ala LGA on the northwest. On the south, it is bordered by Cross River State and in the southeast by the Republic of Cameroon. Kwande LGA also shares a common border with Takum LGA of Taraba State on the east. It has fifteen council wards but sixteen traditional districts.