Akwanga Kpange Mada Kasa |
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LGA and town | |
Nickname(s): AK | |
Motto: Mada Sei Gir | |
Location in Nigeria | |
Coordinates: 8°55′0″N 8°23′0″E / 8.91667°N 8.38333°ECoordinates: 8°55′0″N 8°23′0″E / 8.91667°N 8.38333°E | |
Country | Nigeria |
State | Nasarawa State |
Headquarters | Akwanga Town |
Time zone | WAT (UTC+1) |
Akwanga is a Local Government Area in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Akwanga.
It has an area of 996 km² and a population of 113,430 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 960.
It is the town of the only State college of education in Nasarawa state. Akwanga is a center of Education in Nasarawa State. apart from the State college of Education, there other tertiary institutions, like Hill College of education Gwanje, NACABS Polytechnic, School of Health Alushi. Akwanga has the highest number of schools in nasarawa state.