Anka

Anka is a town and Local Government Area in , . It has an area of 2,746 km and a population of 142,280 at the 2006 census. Anka Local Government Area of Zamfara is situated in the town of Anka as the chamber region covers different networks of Dan Galadima, Bagega, Waramu, Wuya, Yar'sabaya, Magaji, Sabon-Birni, Matseri and Barayar-Zaki.
Wikipedia
  • Type: local government area of Nigeria with 144,000 residents
  • Description: LGA and town in Zamfara State, Nigeria
  • Also known as: “Agbegbe Ijoba Ibile Anka”, “Anka Local Government Area”, “Anka, Nigeria”, and “安卡(尼日利亚）”

Anka

Latitude
11.9608° or 11° 57′ 39″ north
Longitude
5.9866° or 5° 59′ 12″ east
Population
144,000
Elevation
421 metres (1,381 feet)
Open location code
7F37XX6P+8M
Geo­Names ID
8633546
Wiki­data ID
Q4765937
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Yoruba—“Anka” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Anka”
  • Cebuano: “Anka (distrito)”
  • Cebuano: “Anka”
  • Chinese: “安卡（奈及利亞）”
  • Chinese: “安卡（尼日利亚）”
  • French: “Anka”
  • Fulah: “Anka”
  • Hausa: “Anka, Nigeria”
  • Hausa: “Anka”
  • Igbo: “Anka”
  • Italian: “Anka”
  • Japanese: “アンカ”
  • Karekare: “Anka, Lanjèeriya”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Anka”
  • Spanish: “Anka”
  • Yoruba: “Agbègbè Ìjọba Ìbílẹ̀ Anka”

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