Kanam, Nigeria

Kanam is a Local Government Area in Plateau State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Dengi.

Kanam, Nigeria
LGA
Country Nigeria
StatePlateau State
HeadquartersDengi
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

It has an area of 2,600 kmĀ² and a population of 165,898 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 940.[1]

The Boghom language and Jhar language[2] are spoken in the LGA.[3]

Kanam LGA has two (2) state constituencies in the Plateau State House of Assembly, namely: Dengi and Kantana.

References

  1. "Post Offices - with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  2. "Mbat". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2019-04-01.
  3. Boghom at Ethnologue


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