🏠 Local Government Area • Plateau State • Plateau East
Kanam Local Government Area
Plateau State · North Central Zone · Headquarters: Dengi
Known for the Kanam Man archaeological site and groundnut farming. Important cultural heritage LGA.
Kanam Local Government Area is located in Plateau State, in the North Central geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Plateau East senatorial district. The headquarters of Kanam LGA is Dengi.
The headquarters of Kanam Local Government Area is Dengi. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Dengi is 933001.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Kanam Local Government Area had a population of 163,000 people.
Kanam Local Government Area was created in 1976 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.
Kanam Local Government Area is in Plateau State, Nigeria. Plateau State is in the North Central zone and has its capital at Jos. Plateau State has 17 Local Government Areas in total.
Kanam Local Government Area is in the Plateau East senatorial district of Plateau 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.