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Kanke

Local government area in Plateau State, Nigeria
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Kanke

Summary

Kanke is a local government area of Nigeria[1]. Kanke ranks in the top 7% of local_government_area_of_nigeria entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kanke is located in Plateau State[3].
  • Kanke is in the country of Nigeria[4].
  • Kanke is on the continent of Africa[5].
  • Kanke's instance of is recorded as local government area of Nigeria[6].
  • Kanke's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+01:00[7].
  • Kanke's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 9.381645, 'lon': 9.555699}[8].
  • Kanke's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 9.3930555555556, 'lon': 9.6327777777778}[9].
  • Kanke has a population of {'amount': '+124268'}[10].
  • Kanke's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Hausa[11].
  • Kanke covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+926'}[12].

Body

Geography

Kanke is in the country of Nigeria[4]. Kanke is located in Plateau State[3]. Kanke is on the continent of Africa[5].

Physical Characteristics

Kanke covers an area of {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+926'}[12]. Kanke has a population of {'amount': '+124268'}[10].

Designation and Status

Kanke's instance of is recorded as local government area of Nigeria[6].

Why It Matters

Kanke ranks in the top 7% of local_government_area_of_nigeria entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (35 views/month).[2] Kanke has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13]

Related Entities

Nigeria Yakubu Gowon

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Q1194038. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . Q1194038. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Q1194038. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . nigerianstat.gov.ng. Retrieved . nigerianstat.gov.ng. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 12d ago · Shem.iz · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 9.381645, 'lon': 9.555699}, {'lat': 9.3930555555556, 'lon': 9.6327777777778}
    Population → {'amount': '+124268'}
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → local government area of Nigeria
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||ml */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32649|batch #32649]]: nig-dml-f3"
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