Ukum
Sign in to saveUkum is a Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria. with Sankera as its headquatres. It has an area of and a population of 216,930 at the 2006 census. The biggest yam market in the world, Zaki Biam Yam Market, is located in Ukum, and Zaki Biam is also the biggest town in the local government. The federal government of Nigeria awarded contract to build the Zaki Biam Power Sub-station in 2021 located in Ukum.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Ukum
- 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
- Sankera
- Settlement.leader_title
- Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government Council
- Settlement.leader_name
- Jonathan Modi
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.area_total_km2
- 1514
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2006
- Settlement.population_total
- 216930
- Settlement.population_density_km2
- auto
- Settlement.timezone
- WAT
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +1
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.mapframe zoom
- 8
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- urum
- Population
- 167266
- Area
- 1514
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- postal code
- 980
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Ukum is a Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria. with Sankera as its headquatres. It has an area of and a population of 216,930 at the 2006 census. The biggest yam market in the world, Zaki Biam Yam Market, is located in Ukum, and Zaki Biam is also the biggest town in the local government. The federal government of Nigeria awarded contract to build the Zaki Biam Power Sub-station in 2021 located in Ukum.
The postal code of the area is 980.