Mokwa

Mokwa is a Local Government Area and market town in Niger State, Nigeria. The town had an estimated population of 416,600 in 2022.

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Settlement.official_name: Mokwa
Settlement.settlement_type: LGA and town
Settlement.image_skyline: Mokwa Post Office- Niger State.jpg
Settlement.image_caption: The post office in Mokwa.
Settlement.pushpin_map: Nigeria
Settlement.pushpin_mapsize: 250
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Nigeria
Settlement.mapframe: yes
Settlement.mapframe zoom: 7
Settlement.mapframe wikidata: yes
Settlement.mapframe marker: village
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country

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Mokwa is a Local Government Area and market town in Niger State, Nigeria. The town had an estimated population of 416,600 in 2022.

The long southern border of the LGA is formed by the Niger River from Lake Jebba in the west beyond the confluence of the Kaduna River in the east. Kwara State and Kogi State are across the Niger from the LGA. Mokwa is a major meeting point where traders from the south buy food from growers in the north.