Mokwa

Mokwa
LGA and town
Mokwa Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 9°12′N 5°20′E / 9.200°N 5.333°E / 9.200; 5.333Coordinates: 9°12′N 5°20′E / 9.200°N 5.333°E / 9.200; 5.333
Country	Nigeria
State	Niger State
Council Chairman	Feb 11 2016
Government
• Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government Council	Idris Yahaya Ndasode
Area
• Total	4,338 km2 (1,675 sq mi)
Population (2006 census)
• Total	244,937
• Density	56/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone	WAT (UTC+1)
3-digit postal code prefix	912
ISO 3166 code	NG.NI.MO

Mokwa is a Local Government Area in Niger State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Mokwa on the A1 highway in the west of the area.

The long southern border of the LGA is formed by the Niger River from Lake Jeba in the west beyond the confluence of the Kaduna River in the east. Kwara State and Kogi State are across the Niger from the LGA. The A1 highway crosses the Niger at Gana to Jebba in Kwara State.

It has an area of 4,338 km² and a population of 244,937 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 912.^[1]

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