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Pankshin is a Local Government Area in Plateau State, Nigeria. Its headquarter is in the town of Pankshin.

Key facts

Settlement.official_name
Pankshin
Settlement.settlement_type
LGA and town
Settlement.subdivision_type
Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1
State
Settlement.subdivision_name1
Plateau State
Settlement.seat_type
Headquarters
Settlement.seat
Pankshin Town
Settlement.leader_title
Local Government Chairman
Settlement.leader_name
Samuel Go'ar
Settlement.leader_title1
Ngolong Ngas (Head of Pankshin and Kanke Traditional Council of chiefs)
Settlement.leader_name1
Nde Jika Golit
Settlement.unit_pref
Imperial
Settlement.area_total_km2
1524
Settlement.population_as_of
2006
Settlement.population_total
191685
Settlement.population_density_km2
125.7
Settlement.timezone
WAT
Settlement.utc_offset
+1

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Pankshin is a Local Government Area in Plateau State, Nigeria. Its headquarter is in the town of Pankshin.

It has an area of 1,524 km and a population of 191,685 at the 2006 However, some of the native inhabitants are widely found in neighboring localities where they migrated over a hundred years in search of better agricultural land: Shendam, Gindiri, Mangu, Bokkos and a number of states such as Bauchi, Taraba and Nasarawa due to the quest for arable agricultural land and family expansion.

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