Ushongo Towns And Villages

Ushongo is a Local Government Area in Benue State, Nigeria. Its headquarters sits at Lessel. The area covers about 1,228 square kilometres and splits into five traditional districts: Ushongo, Mbagba, Utange, Mbaikyaa and Ikov. Buruku LGA lies to its east.

The 2006 census counted 191,935 residents. Projections put the 2022 figure near 277,100. Ushongo holds eleven wards: Atikyese, Ikyov, Lessel, Mbaaka, Mbaanyam, Mbagwe, Mbagba, Mbagwaza, Mbakuha, Mbayegh and Utange.

The Tiv people farm citrus and mangoes across Ushongo’s hills and valleys; the LGA produces more citrus fruit than any other in Benue State.

Each district carries its own postal code: Ushongo Town 981114, Mbagba 981115, Utange 981116, Mbaikyaa 981117 and Ikov 981118.

The list below was checked name by name against the 2015 INEC ward and polling-unit records, the GRID3 settlement gazetteer and GeoNames, grouped by district as the area itself is organised:

Ushongo District

  1. Abayol
  2. Abul
  3. Adikpo Mbaagwa
  4. Agoyo
  5. Akaan
  6. Akoko
  7. Akpera
  8. Alu
  9. Amokaha
  10. Anom
  11. Antse
  12. Antyu
  13. Atimenya
  14. Atoga
  15. Atunku
  16. Ayavga
  17. Ber Agbum
  18. Boor
  19. Chubu
  20. Danji
  21. Ge Mbayem
  22. Gege
  23. Hindan
  24. Ikyobo
  25. Kartyo
  26. Kula
  27. Kwaghbula
  28. Lessel
  29. Madugu
  30. Mazonko
  31. Msa
  32. Mtsenen
  33. Ngavan
  34. Orban
  35. Orgba
  36. Poosu
  37. Tema
  38. Teran
  39. Tse Nyagba
  40. Tse Pan
  41. Tse-Dum
  42. Tyam
  43. Uezande
  44. Uga
  45. Ugondu
  46. Utso
  47. Waapera
  48. Wajir
  49. Yaji
  50. Yange

Mbagba District

  1. Abia
  2. Abunde
  3. Antiev
  4. Atekombo
  5. Buter
  6. Gbe
  7. Mbage
  8. Mbele
  9. Tsegbinde
  10. Tsumba
  11. Yese

Utange District

  1. Ajekwe
  2. Akerior
  3. Gbinde
  4. Ikyo Azande
  5. Jindi

Mbaikyaa District

  1. Gbatse
  2. Heagha
  3. Igboor
  4. Ikpaikpam
  5. Korinjo
  6. Nyor
  7. Taruungwa
  8. Ushongo

Ikov District

  1. Dughen
  2. Gbaka
  3. Hiitom Orbiam I
  4. Hiitom Orbiam II
  5. Igbaikyor
  6. Manor
  7. Sati
  8. Sokpo
  9. Ude
  10. Uke