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Okpokwu Local Government Area
Benue State · North Central Zone · Headquarters: Adoka
Known for yam farming and growing commercial activities along the Otukpo-Enugu highway.
Okpokwu Local Government Area is located in Benue State, in the North Central geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Benue South senatorial district. The headquarters of Okpokwu LGA is Adoka.
The headquarters of Okpokwu Local Government Area is Adoka. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Adoka is 972701.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Okpokwu Local Government Area had a population of 124,476 people.
Okpokwu 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.
Okpokwu 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.
Okpokwu Local Government Area is in the Benue South 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.