Okpokwu

About

Okpokwu is a Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria, with its headquarters in the town of Okpoga in the south of the area. Benue State Polytechnic is located in the town of Ugbokolo within the LGA. The area has a total size of 731 square kilometres and had a population of 176,647 at the 2006 census. It is divided into twelve council wards, including Ameju, Eke, Ichama1, Ichama11, Ingle-Okpale, Ojigo, Okonobo, Okpoga Central, Okpoga North, Okpoga South, Okpoga West and Ugbokolo. The local government is headed by an elected Local Government Chairman, who is the head of the Local Government Council. The area has a postal code of 973 and experiences a tropical wet and dry climate, with heavy rainfall between April and October and a dry season from November to March.