Kanke, Nigeria | |
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| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Plateau State |
| Headquarters | Kwal |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
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Kanke is a Local Government Area in Plateau State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Kwal.
It has an area of 926 km2 and a population of 121,424 at the 2006 census. The majority of the population are Angas - 95% - with the remaining 5% being Taroh, Borghum, and Siyawa. Nigeria's former president, Yakubu Gowon, is from the Kanke LGA.
The postal code of the area is 933
[1] kanke is another home to prominent military and paramilitary top officers which include Air vice marshal Danbaba(rtd), Air vice marshal kingsley Lar(rtd), Air vice marshal Golit, General shipi(rtd) General Isa goryon,(rtd), General Dangpome, general Lepdung, wing commander Emmanuel Lar, controller general of immigration David shikfu(deceased), controller of customs David victor Dimka, CP Hezekiah Dimka.
Those in the academia are prof. Enock Gotring(metal and jewelry tech), prof. Ngolong Rinji(Linguistic), Prof Bakwa Dirtring(mathematical physics), Prof. Nenfort Gomwalk(microbiology), prof. Zachariah (History),Prof.Ngilar Ngochal( deceased),prof. Wambutda (Hebrew),Prof. Umaru Gomwalk (chem. Engr) to name but few.
Kanke indigenous philanthropists are chief Manji B. Gontori( Gontori foundation), chief kefas Ropsik (CEO Kefiano Autors. Nigeria- Kefiano foundation) Mr. Paul Gombwer (Gombwer foundation)
