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Adikpo

Benue State, Nigeria · Africa

About Adikpo

Adikpo sits on the route: 25 minutes from Vandeikya.

Adikpo is a town located in Benue State, Nigeria. With a population of 0, it is an important destination in Africa.

On a road trip, Adikpo sits in Nigeria. It's in the Africa/Lagos time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Adikpo to your route.

About Adikpo

Gbagbongom is the biggest settlement in Mbajor in Vandeikya Local Government Area of Benue State, North-Central Nigeria. It is located between latitude 7°5' and 7°15' north of the Equator and Longitude 9° and 9°6' east of Greenwich. The population is around 5,000, mostly Tiv people who are predominantly farmers.

Read more Common agricultural produce from here include: ground-nuts, citrus, yam, cassava, sweet potatoes, maize, guinea corn, tomatoes and pepper. The post code is 982112. The climate is tropical sub-humid with the mean annual rainfall of between 1,200 and 2,000 mm (47" and 79") averaging seven months in the year, while the mean annual temperature is 32.5 °C (90 °F). The wet season is from April to October or November while the dry season is November to March. Gbagbongom has a traditional Market which dates back to 1930. The market is a periodic one holding every 5 days, on the same day as Agbo - Vandeikya, Lessel and Ushongu markets. Its people are very warm, and predominantly Christians with few traditionalists. Great traditional rulers like Late Ikyekye Gbuushu and Late Anger Abanyi hailed from here. It is renowned for the popular Kwagh-Hir festival in the late 1980s. Gbagbongom also has a functional Police Station for the security of the settlement. There is a big Catholic church in the area, St Andrew's Catholic Church Gbagbongom under the Catholic Diocese of Gboko, an NKST (Nongu u Kristu u i Ser u sha Tar) Church Kor, as well as small Pentecostal churches. In June 2018, the Bishop of the catholic Diocese of Gboko, Most Revd Dr. William A. Avenya, paid a pastoral visit to Gbagbongom. The settlement has no major industries; although there are few small scale cottage industries such as rice milling, corn milling, block making (burnt bricks) and furniture works.

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Adikpo is located in Benue State, Nigeria, Africa. The coordinates are 6.8900 latitude, 9.2335 longitude.

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Adikpo has a population of approximately 0 people, making it a town in Nigeria.

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Quick Information

Population
0
Continent
Africa
Country
Nigeria
Region
Benue State
Timezone
Africa/Lagos
Coordinates
6.8900, 9.2335

Tags

AfricaNigeriaBenue StateTown

When to drive here

Year-round

Tropical latitude: plan around the wet season rather than temperature.

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