Which Local Government Is The Biggest In Benue State

Do you what to know which Local Government is the biggest in Benue State? If yes then you are in the right place, continue reading!

Just like we explain in our previous post, Benue State is located in the North-central region of Nigeria. It was created in 1976 along with six other states in the country.

It shares borders with about six (6) states in Nigeria, namely; Nasarawa (to the North), Ebonyi (to the South), Cross-Rivers (to the South), Kogi (to the West), Enugu (to the south to the South-West).

Benue State also shares an international border with Cameroon to the South-East.

Local Governments in Benue State

This state, also called The Food Basket Of The Nation consists of 23 located governments including Makurdi, the state capital.

Below is the complete list of Local Governments in Benue State, their headquarters, and the year they were created:

Local Government	Headquarter	Year of Creation
Ado	Igumale	1991
Agatu	Obagaji	1996
Apa	Ugbokpo	1991
Buruku	Buruku	1989
Gboko	Gboko	1970
Guma	Gbajimba	1987
Gwer East	Aliade	1976
Gwer West	Naka	1976
Katsina-Ala	Katsina-Ala	1976
Konshisha	Tse-Agberagba	1983
Kwande	Adikpo	1976
Logo	Ugba	1996
Makurdi	Makurdi	1927
Obi	Obarike-Ito	1996
Ogbadibo	Otukpa	1991
Ohimini	Idekpa	1996
Oju	Oju	1976
Okpokwu	Okpoga	1976
Otukpo	Otukpo	1923
Tarka	Wannune	1996
Ukum	Sankera	1991
Ushongo	Lessel	1989
Vandeikya	Vandeikya	1976

What you should know about Benue State

Without a doubt, agriculture is the mainstay of the Benue state economy, engaging over 85% of the population in the state.

It is the largest yam-producing state in the country recording an average sale of 4.5 million yams yearly, making Nigeria by far the world’s largest producer of yams with 18.3 million tonnes from 1.5 million hectares, accounting for over 70–76 percent of the world’s production.

Other agricultural products in Benue state are groundnut, cassava, sweet potatoes, mango, oranges, rice, beans, maize, tomatoes, soybeans, sorghum, millet, sesame, cocoyam, etc.

Apart from agriculture, Benue state is blessed with abundant mineral resources, some are commercially exploited while some are deposited. These include Limestone (located at Tse Kucha, near Gboko local government), and Kaolinite (in Otukpo local government). Other mineral resources yet to be exploited are Gypsum, Baryte, Feldspar, Wolframite, Gemstone, Mineral salts, etc.

Talking about ethnic groups in Benue state, the predominant are Tiv, Idoma, and Igede, others are Etulo, Abakpa, Jukun, and Igbo, among others.