Nigeria
North Central Nigeria
Benue State

Tarka

Tarka is a Local Government Area of , Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Wannune. It has an area of 371 km2 and a population of 79,494 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 981.
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  • Type: local government area of Nigeria with 79,300 residents
  • Description: LGA in Benue State, Nigeria
  • Also known as: “Tarka Local Government Area” and “Tarka, Nigeria”

Tarka

Latitude
7.6208° or 7° 37′ 15″ north
Longitude
8.8819° or 8° 52′ 55″ east
Population
79,300
Elevation
163 metres (535 feet)
Open location code
6FVCJVCJ+8Q
Geo­Names ID
8659759
Wiki­data ID
Q7686233
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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Yoruba—“Tarka” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Tarka (distrito)”
  • Cebuano: “Tarka”
  • Chinese: “Tarka”
  • French: “Tarka”
  • Hausa: “Tarka”
  • Igala: “Tarka, Nigeria”
  • Igbo: “Tarka”
  • Italian: “Tarka”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Tarka”
  • Spanish: “Tarka”
  • Yoruba: “Agbegbe Ijoba Ibile Tarka”
  • Yoruba: “Agbègbè Ìjọba Ìbílẹ̀ Tarka”

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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Tarka”. Photo: ויקיג’אנקי, CC BY 2.0.