Keana is a town and
Local Government Area in
Nasarawa State
Nasarawa State is a state in the North Central region of Nigeria, bordered to the east by the states of Taraba and Plateau, to the north by Kaduna State, to the south by the states of Kogi and Benue, and to the west by the Federal Capital Ter ...
,
North Central,
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
. Its headquarters are in the town of Keana. It has an area of 1,048.1 km and a population of about 80,000 (according to the 2006 census). It is home to Federal Government Girls College, Keana.
Keana city is one of the
13 local government of nasarawa state in
northern nigeria
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founded by akyana adi in 12th century, keana is the home to the
Federal Government Girls College,
Keana and home of salt.
keana together with
Doma
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,
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,
Agwatashi and,
Assakio are the major town/city centres of the
alago nation. The
Alago ethnic extraction have enjoyed cordial relationships with other tribes along the bank of the Benue Valley. The town now have 34th
Osana
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- the person of Alh. Abdullahi Amegwa lll, he, together with the Andoma of Doma and the Osuko of Obi, are considered as one of the most powerful traditional rulers of Alago nation and the entire
nasarawa state
Nasarawa State is a state in the North Central region of Nigeria, bordered to the east by the states of Taraba and Plateau, to the north by Kaduna State, to the south by the states of Kogi and Benue, and to the west by the Federal Capital Ter ...
at large.
The
postal code
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of the area is 951.
Climatic Condition
Between the wet and dry seasons, the temperature hardly ever changes, with the rainy season being oppressive and overcast and the dry season being humid and partially cloudy.
References
Local Government Areas in Nasarawa State
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