| Benue State State nickname: Food Basket of the Nation |
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| Governor (List) |
Gabriel Suswam (PDP) | |
| Date Created | 3 February 1976 | |
| Capital | Makurdi | |
| Area | 34,059 km² Ranked 11th |
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| Population 1991 Census 2005 estimate |
Ranked 7th 2,780,398 5,181,642 |
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| GDP (PPP) -Total -Per Capita |
2007 (estimate) $6.86 billion[1] $1,592[1] |
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| ISO 3166-2 | NG-BE | |
Benue is a state in North-central Nigeria with a population of about 2.8 million in 1991. Tiv, Idoma, and Igede are spoken predominantly. There are other ethnic groups as well. These include Etulo and Abakwa.[2] With its capital at Makurdi, Benue is a rich agricultural region; some of the crops grown there are: potatoes, cassava, soya bean, guinea corn, flax, yams and beniseed.
Benue State is named after the Benue River and was formed from the former Benue-Plateau State in 1976, along with Igala,and some part of Kwara State. Also in 1991 some areas of benue state(majorly igala area), along with areas in Kwara state, where carved out to become part of the new Kogi State.
Gabriel Suswam is the Governor and Steven Lawani is the Deputy Governor. Both are People's Democratic Party (PDP) members.[3]
Local Government Areas
The 23 Local Government Areas of Benue State are:
Links
References
- ^ a b "C-GIDD (Canback Global Income Distribution Database)". Canback Dangel. http://www.cgidd.com. Retrieved 2008-08-20.
- ^ Seibert, Uwe. "Languages of Benue State". Nigerian Languages. Department of Languages and Linguistics , University of Jos. http://www.uiowa.edu/intlinet/unijos/nigonnet/nlp/benue.htm. Retrieved 2007-04-03.
- ^ Ajaero, Chris (2007-11-18). "A Brand New Image For Benue". Newswatch magazine (Newswatch Communications). http://www.newswatchngr.com/editorial/allaccess/nigeria/11118095534.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-26.
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Coordinates: 7°20′N 8°45′E / 7.333°N 8.75°E
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