Kanam is a Local Government Area in Plateau State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Dengi.
Kanam, Nigeria | |
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| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Plateau State |
| Headquarters | Dengi |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
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It has an area of 2,600 km2 and a population of 165,898 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 940.[1]
The Boghom language and Jarawa language are spoken in the LGA.[2][3] Hausa language is spoken as a lingua franca of Northern Nigeria.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Post Offices - with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ Mbat at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Boghom at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Hausa at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
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