Mokwa

Mokwa is a Local Government Area and market town in , Nigeria. The town had an estimated population of 416,600 in 2022. The long southern border of the LGA is formed by the from Lake Jebba in the west beyond the confluence of the in the east. and are across the Niger from the LGA.
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Mokwa

Latitude
9.2° or 9° 12′ north
Longitude
5.3333° or 5° 20′ east
Population
245,000
Elevation
146 metres (479 feet)
Open location code
6FX7682M+28
Geo­Names ID
7701434
Wiki­data ID
Q6895614
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yoruba—“Mokwa” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: Mokwa (distrito)
  • Cebuano: Mokwa
  • Chinese: Mokwa
  • Chinese: 莫夸
  • French: Mokwa
  • German: Mokwa
  • Greek: Μόκουα
  • Gun: Mokwa
  • Hausa: Mokwa
  • Igbo: Mokwa
  • Indonesian: Mokwa
  • Italian: Mokwa
  • Min Nan Chinese: Mokwa
  • Nigerian Pidgin: Mokwa
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Mokwa
  • Norwegian: Mokwa
  • Nupe-Nupe-Tako: Mokwa
  • Spanish: Mokwa
  • Yoruba: Agbègbè Ìjọba Ìbílẹ̀ Mokwa

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