Kanam, Nigeria

LGA in Plateau State, Nigeria
Kanam, Nigeria
Country Nigeria
StatePlateau State
HeadquartersDengi
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
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Kanam is a Local Government Area in Plateau State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Dengi.

It has an area of 2,600 km2 and a population of 165,898 at the 2006 census.

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

The Boghom language and Jarawa language are spoken in the LGA.[2][3] Hausa language is spoken as a lingua franca of Northern Nigeria.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Post Offices - with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
  2. ^ Mbat at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  3. ^ Boghom at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
  4. ^ Hausa at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022) Closed access icon
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