🏠 Local Government Area • Plateau State • Plateau East
Kanke Local Government Area
Plateau State · North Central Zone · Headquarters: Kabwir
Known for the Pyam and Mupun people. Agricultural LGA in eastern Plateau State.
Kanke 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 Kanke LGA is Kabwir.
The headquarters of Kanke Local Government Area is Kabwir. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Kabwir is 933101.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Kanke Local Government Area had a population of 133,000 people.
Kanke 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.
Kanke 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.
Kanke 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.