Nigeria
North Central Nigeria
Plateau State

Kanam

Kanam is a Local Government Area in , . 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.
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  • Type: local government area of Nigeria with 168,000 residents
  • Description: local government area in Nigeria
  • Also known as: “Kanam Local Government Area” and “Kanam, Nigeria”

Kanam

Latitude
9.5488° or 9° 32′ 56″ north
Longitude
10.0973° or 10° 5′ 50″ east
Population
168,000
Elevation
487 metres (1,598 feet)
Open location code
6FXGG3XW+GW
Geo­Names ID
8634505
Wiki­data ID
Q11273434
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yoruba—“Kanam” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Kanam”
  • Chinese: “Kanam”
  • French: “Kanam”
  • Hausa: “Kanam”
  • Igbo: “Kanam, Naịjirịa”
  • Italian: “Kanam”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Kanam”
  • Persian: “کانام نیجریه”
  • Spanish: “Kanam”
  • Yoruba: “Agbègbè Ìjọba Ìbílẹ̀ Kanam”

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