Wukari is a

Local Government Area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a State (administrative division), state, province, divi ...

Taraba State ) , image_map = Nigeria - Taraba.svg , map_alt = , map_caption = Location of Taraba State in Nigeria , coordinates = , coor_pinpoint = , coordinates_footnotes = , ...

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 is in the town of Wukari on the A4 highway. The

Donga River The Donga River is a river in Nigeria and Cameroon. The river arises from the Mambilla Plateau in Eastern Nigeria, forms part of the international border between Nigeria and Cameroon, and flows northwest to eventually merge with the Benue River in ...

flows through the area and the

Benue River The Benue River (french: la Bénoué), previously known as the Chadda River or Tchadda, is the major tributary of the Niger River. The river is approximately long and is almost entirely navigable during the summer months. The size of its bas ...

forms a boundary with

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 ...

to the northwest. It has an area of 4,308 km and a population of 241,546 at the 2006 census. The

postal code A postal code (also known locally in various English-speaking countries throughout the world as a postcode, post code, PIN or ZIP Code) is a series of letters or digits or both, sometimes including spaces or punctuation, included in a postal ...

of the area is 670.

Wukari town

The town is the base of the

Wukari Federation The Wukari Federation is a traditional state in Nigeria, a successor to the Kwararafa state of the Jukun people. The state is based in the town of Wukari in Taraba State, in the south of the Benue River basin. The ruler takes the title "Aku Uka" ...

, a

traditional state Traditional authority is a form of leadership in which the authority of an organization or a regime is largely tied to tradition or custom. The main reason for the given state of affairs is that " things have always been that way".Reinhard Bend ...

. It is the home to Jukun people (West Africa), Jukun people. The local languages are Jukun ( Wapan, Jibu, Nyifon etc). Significant Tiv populations are found in surrounding villages like Tse-Ayu and Toho Abanyon though grossly marginalized due to the age-long Tiv-Jukun conflicts.

Education

Tertiary education

The town has tertiary institutions such as: *

Kwararafa University Kwararafa University is located in Wukari, Taraba State Nigeria.It was established in 2005 and is recognized by National Universities Commission The National Universities Commission (NUC) is a government commission for promoting quality hig ...

* Federal University Wukari * National Open University, Wukari Branch

List of secondary schools in Wukari LGA

# Adigrace College, Byepyi # Government Day Secondary School # Mater Dei Nursery and Primary School # Excel model secondary school # Federal government college # The Young Shall Grow Nursery Primary and Secondary School Opposite Correctional Service Wukari

References

Local Government Areas in Taraba State {{Taraba-geo-stub