Vandeikya | |
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LGA and State Capital | |
  Vandeikya Location in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 7°5′N 7°15′E / 7.083°N 7.250°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Benue State |
| Area | |
| • Total | 687 km2 (265 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
| • Total | 338,700 |
| • Density | 490/km2 (1,300/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
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Vandeikya is a local government area in Benue State Nigeria. The capital is Vandeikya town.
Vandeikya LGA was carved out of Gboko Local Government Council in 1976. The indigenous community is the Kunav people who speak Tiv language. The Vandeikya people are a hospitable group and are predominantly Christians with a few traditionalists.
The LGA is endowed with mineral deposits such as barites, kaoline and iron ores.
Being principally farmers, the major commercial engagements of the people in the area revolve around agricultural products. Presently, there are no major industries in the area; however there are many small scale cottage industries like rice milling, block making and furniture works and others. The settlement pattern is dispersed with thatched round houses.
- ^ "Benue State: Subdivision". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-05.