LGA and town in Nasarawa State, Nigeria
| Akwanga KpangeMada Kasa | |
|---|---|
| LGA and town | |
| Nickname: AK | |
| Motto: Mada Sei Gir | |
  AkwangaLocation in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 8°55′0″N 8°23′0″E / 8.91667°N 8.38333°E / 8.91667; 8.38333 | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Nasarawa State |
| Headquarters | Akwanga Town |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Akwanga is a Local Government Area in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Akwanga.
It has an area of 996 km and a population of 513,930 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 960.
Languages
Akwanga is predominantly occupied by the Mada language speaking people, however, are spoken in and around Akwanga. Plateau language groups surrounding Akwanga town, listed clockwise, are Koro, Hyamic, Ndunic, Alumic, Ninzic, Eggonic, and Jilic.
Education
Akwanga is considered the centre of education in Nasarawa state for its wide array of primary, secondary, and tertiary institutions. Akwanga is home to a famous and well-known missionary school like Rishama Comprehensive College, Mada Hills Secondary School, Hosanna Academy secondary school, Solid Foundation Academy, the prestigious Shepherd's International College, Hope Academy Secondary School, Summit Children Academy/Isachar High School, ShanPePe Destiny International Schools, Destiny Kids Academy, Bright Model Academy, Akwanga South Primary School, the private co-educational, Christian boarding school; College of Education; Hills College of Education; NACABS Polytechnic; and School of Health, amongst many others. Akwanga has the highest number of schools in Nasarawa State.
Climate
From June to October, Akwanga enjoys a hot summer, then from June to October, a cool winter, and finally from August to November, a chilly winter.
References
- "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- Blench, Roger M. 2018. Nominal affixes and number marking in the Plateau languages of Central Nigeria. In John R. Watters (ed.), East Benue-Congo: Nouns, pronouns, and verbs, 107–172. Berlin: Language Science Press. doi:10.5281/zenodo.1314325
- "Akwanga Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) - Weather Spark". weatherspark.com. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
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| State capital: Lafia | ||
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