Ukum

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Ukum is a Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria, with Sankera as its headquarters. It covers an area of 1,514 square kilometres and had a population of 216,930 at the 2006 census. Zaki Biam, the largest town in the local government, is home to the Zaki Biam Yam Market, which the article describes as the biggest yam market in the world. The federal government of Nigeria awarded a contract in 2021 to build the Zaki Biam Power Sub-station, which is located in Ukum.