Tarka Towns And Villages

Tarka is a Local Government Area in Benue State, Nigeria, carved out of Gboko in 1996 and named for the nationalist Joseph Sarwuan Tarka. Its headquarters sits at Wannune, on the Makurdi-Gboko road. The area covers roughly 371 square kilometres.

The 2006 census counted 79,280 residents. Projections put the 2022 figure near 114,500. Tarka is Tiv country, home to the Mbakor clan, and holds ten council wards: Mbaajir Akaa, Mbaayo, Mbachaver Ikyondo, Mbaigba, Mbaikyaa, Mbaikyo/Mbayia, Mbakwakem, Mbanyagber, Shitile and Tongov.

The list below was checked name by name against the 2015 INEC ward and polling-unit records for Tarka and the GRID3 and GeoNames settlement gazetteers.

  1. Aboho
  2. Aduua
  3. Agbamnger
  4. Ahenekaa
  5. Ajula Aondo
  6. Akoodo
  7. Akpa Agudo
  8. Akpa Mbakor
  9. Akume
  10. Allagh
  11. Ambiabua
  12. Anchiha
  13. Andur
  14. Angyoho
  15. Anyam Kwase
  16. Aso
  17. Aso Mbajiir
  18. Asukunya
  19. Ataka
  20. Ateywa
  21. Atseke
  22. Avande
  23. Awenebo
  24. Azaawe
  25. Azunguur
  26. Butte
  27. Chegh
  28. Chia
  29. Chiehe
  30. Dzekyegh
  31. Enier
  32. Gaargbogh
  33. Gberagi
  34. Gra
  35. Gwarche
  36. Gyakpo
  37. Icagh
  38. Icheomazwa
  39. Ihe
  40. Ikpaloh
  41. Ikyogbaaye
  42. Kaamen
  43. Kamkem
  44. Kampu
  45. Kobo
  46. Konkyaa
  47. Kontien
  48. Kumnigir
  49. Kungwa
  50. Kwa Wannune
  51. Kyar
  52. Lokon
  53. Mapesa
  54. Mbaabaa
  55. Mbaagenakoo
  56. Mbaaikpi
  57. Mbaakyunde
  58. Mbaamigh
  59. Mbaano
  60. Mbaanyisho
  61. Mbaayo
  62. Mbachoor
  63. Mbagbaado
  64. Mbagbaka
  65. Mbagbande
  66. Mbaguwe
  67. Mbagyue
  68. Mbahaa
  69. Mbaigba
  70. Mbaigba Tarka
  71. Mbaikyo
  72. Mbaikyo Tse Kibogh
  73. Mbaimiar
  74. Mbaiwar
  75. Mbajiir
  76. Mbajiir Asukunya
  77. Mbajiir Lekaasharaku
  78. Mbajir Mbagbaka
  79. Mbajirakaa
  80. Mbakende
  81. Mbakitema
  82. Mbakuji
  83. Mbakwam
  84. Mbakyar
  85. Mbakyo
  86. Mbakyo Mbajir
  87. Mbakyura
  88. Mbalahan
  89. Mbali
  90. Mbampem
  91. Mbanguve
  92. Mbannur Shitile
  93. Mbanuur
  94. Mbanuur Tongov
  95. Mbanyagbee
  96. Mbanyoon
  97. Mbashanga
  98. Mbatev
  99. Mbawen
  100. Mbayongu
  101. Mbazeku
  102. Nyambee
  103. Orafelegh
  104. Orkegher
  105. Orker
  106. Peve Ato
  107. Pipeline
  108. Salem
  109. Shilevaan
  110. Shitile
  111. Souyor
  112. St Christopher Wannune
  113. Tarhembe
  114. Tes Bakoh Adegh
  115. Tes Duragh
  116. Tes Kibogh
  117. The Awuna
  118. Tiortyu
  119. Tivchakwagh
  120. Tongov
  121. Tse Adin
  122. Tse Agaga Wannune
  123. Tse Agom
  124. Tse Akume
  125. Tse Alaga
  126. Tse Ande
  127. Tse Anjoh
  128. Tse Ape
  129. Tse Aswe Ndur
  130. Tse Atule
  131. Tse Gber
  132. Tse Gee
  133. Tse Gyer
  134. Tse Gyuwe
  135. Tse Hyar
  136. Tse Iorsan
  137. Tse Iwagh Ya
  138. Tse Jorbo
  139. Tse Kungwa Wannune Kibogh
  140. Tse Kyaan
  141. Tse Maana
  142. Tse Mbachier
  143. Tse Monyo
  144. Tse Nember Mbajir
  145. Tse Yaver
  146. Tseundu
  147. Twar
  148. Tyo Tsar
  149. Uchi
  150. Uchi Mbakor
  151. Ugbaigyo
  152. Uku
  153. Ukyo
  154. Umar
  155. Usombo
  156. Utenge
  157. Uyalako
  158. Wannune
  159. Wohiev
  160. Woukpough
  161. Wuatsa
  162. Yambehe
  163. Yavbihe
  164. Yavmbihev
  165. Yavmbihev Wannune
  166. Zaki Wonov Ape
  167. Zongo
  168. Zongu