🏠 Local Government Area • Benue State • Benue North West
Gwer West Local Government Area
Benue State · North Central Zone · Headquarters: Naka
Agricultural LGA known for yam, rice and cassava. A growing commercial centre between Makurdi and Gboko.
Gwer West Local Government Area is located in Benue State, in the North Central geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Benue North West senatorial district. The headquarters of Gwer West LGA is Naka.
The headquarters of Gwer West Local Government Area is Naka. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Naka is 971201.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Gwer West Local Government Area had a population of 140,637 people.
Gwer West Local Government Area was created in 1991 as part of the national local government reforms. Nigeria has had several rounds of LGA creation — 1976, 1991, and 1996 — which expanded the total from 301 to the current 774 LGAs.
Gwer West Local Government Area is in Benue State, Nigeria. Benue State is in the North Central zone and has its capital at Makurdi. Benue State has 23 Local Government Areas in total.
Gwer West Local Government Area is in the Benue North West senatorial district of Benue State. This district is represented by a senator in the Nigerian National Assembly. Each senatorial district in Nigeria comprises several LGAs and elects one senator for a four-year term.