Loko, Nasarawa
Encyclopedia
Loko is a town in Nasarawa
Local Government Area
of Nasarawa State
in the middle belt region
or North central zone of Nigeria
.It is found along the River Benue bank
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The town is a mini-port,along the river benue, for the conveyance of export materials, to the eastern and western parts of Nigeria.
Nasarawa, Nasarawa State
Nasarawa is a Local Government Area in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Nasarawa.It has an area of 5,704 km² and a population of 189,835 at the 2006 census.The postal code of the area is 962.-Education:...
Local Government Area
Local Government Areas in Nigeria
||Nigeria has 774 Local Government Areas .Each local government area is administered by a Local Government Council consisting of a chairman who is the Chief Executive of the LGA, and other elected members who are referred to as Councillors....
of Nasarawa State
Nasarawa State
Nasarawa State is a state in central Nigeria. Its capital is Lafia.-History:Nasarawa was created on 1 October 1996 by the Abacha government from the Plateau State.-Geography:...
in the middle belt region
Middle Belt
The Middle Belt is a human geographical term designating the region of central Nigeria populated largely by minority ethnic groups and stretching across the country longitudinally. The Middle Belt is indeterminate in that it lacks designated "borders" and is charactized by a heterogeneity and...
or North central zone of Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
.It is found along the River Benue bank
Benue River
The Benue River is the major tributary of the Niger River. The river is approximately 1,400 km long and is almost entirely navigable during the summer months...
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The town is a mini-port,along the river benue, for the conveyance of export materials, to the eastern and western parts of Nigeria.