Gwer West

Gwer West
Tyoshin
Nagi
LGA
Nickname(s): Naka
Country  Nigeria
State Benue State
Local Government Headquarter Naka
Time zone WAT (UTC+1)

'Gwer West' is a Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Naka.

It has an area of 1,094 km² and a population of 122,145 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 971.[1]

it has fifteen council wards and kindreds, HRH Chief Daniel Ayua Abomtse is the current paramount ruler. the current Chairman is Hon Samuel Tsavnum Abaji and the leader of the Local legislature is Hon Pavjor Akombu. There are some other important settlements in the local government apart from the headquarters, these include; Bunaka, Agagbe, Nagi, Aondoana, Kula, Jimba, Anguhar, Atukpu and Ajigba,Ikyande is another popular market in Gwer West Local Government Area.


References

  1. "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2012-11-26. Retrieved 2009-10-20.


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