# Agatu LGA, Benue State – Villages, Map & Nearest Services > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/benue/agatu/ Local government area · Benue State # Agatu Agatu is a local government area (LGA) of Nigeria in Benue State. It covers **1,047.7 km²**. Its main town is Obagaji. 47 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 1 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 1,048km² - 1mapped service - 76 mtypical elevation ## Where is Agatu? Agatu lies in [Benue State](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/benue/), [Nigeria](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/). It borders 5 other local government areas: [Apa](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/benue/apa/), [Doma](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/nasarawa/doma/), [Gwer West](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/benue/gwer-west/), [Nasarawa](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/nasarawa/nasarawa/) and [Omala](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/kogi/omala/). By area it is the 279th largest of 774 local government areas in Nigeria. It covers 3.3% of [Benue State](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/benue/). The centre of Agatu is about 139 km in a straight line from Abuja, the capital. It is about 71 km from Makurdi, the main town of Benue State. The centre point is at 7.8760° N, 7.8951° E. Source: [Office for the Surveyor General of the Federation of Nigeria (OSGOF), Ehealth, United Nations Cartographic Section (UNCS) via OCHA HDX, administrative boundaries (COD-AB, CC BY-IGO)](https://data.humdata.org/dataset/cod-ab-nga). ## Know before you go: Agatu - Time zoneUTC+1, no daylight saving · Africa/Lagos - CurrencyNaira (NGN) - Country calling code+234 - LanguagesEnglish, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, Fulah - Plug typesType D, G · 230 V - Driving sideRight - Postcode format6 digits (######) ### Nearest airports - Makurdi Airport (MDI) · Makurdi81 km - Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (ABV) · Abuja144 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.6 hours, sunrise around 06:11) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:33, sunset around 18:13). Source: [GeoNames country and time-zone files (CC BY 4.0)](https://www.geonames.org/); [Wikidata (CC0) — plug types, mains voltage, driving side; retrieved 2026-11-02](https://www.wikidata.org/); [OurAirports (public domain)](https://ourairports.com/data/). Airports with scheduled passenger flights; straight-line distances. Daylight is calculated for the 15th of each month in local standard time. Check entry and visa rules with official government sources before travelling. ## Villages and localities in Agatu Open gazetteers list **47 villages, towns and localities** in Agatu. Settlements here lie between about 59 m and 181 m above sea level (median 76 m). - Abanya - Abogbe - Abor - Adagbo - Adana - Agbadumo - Aila - Akoro - Akwu - Ashomo - Ayele - Azongo - Bams - Biolu - Boju - Ejali - Ejima - Ekwakwa - Gicho - Igbaga - Igboji - Ikpele - Ikri - Ikyaw - Iminyin - Kpar - Kpowe - Kyekya - Obagagi - Obagaji - Obangedde - Ocholonyan - Odejo - Odugbeho - Ogam - Ogbaulu - Ogbenyi - Ogule - Okokolo - Olegede - Olegeje - Olegogbeche - Onugba - Oshigbudu - Top - Usha - Weto Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/); [© OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extract — named settlements](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright). ## Landscape and landmarks of Agatu Named natural and historic features inside Agatu, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 6 rivers and streams. - River Acha - River Chekwu - River Ojada - River Ojara - River Okpo - River Ologu ### Hills and mountains 2 hills. - Efugoto Hills · 143 m - Ojagama Hills · 132 m Source: [GeoNames (CC BY 4.0) — settlements, natural and historic features](https://www.geonames.org/). Places of worship are not listed. Elevations are from the GeoNames terrain model and are approximate. ## Weather in Agatu and the best time to visit In Agatu, the warmest month is Mar (average 30 °C) and the coolest is Dec (25 °C). About 1,104 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Aug (203 mm) and the driest Dec (1 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to January**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 25 3 Feb 28 9 Mar 30 21 Apr 29 91 May 28 129 Jun 27 139 Jul 26 170 Aug 25 203 Sep 26 197 Oct 26 125 Nov 26 16 Dec 25 1 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Agatu Need Nearest mapped Distance Hotel Top Rank Hotels Galaxy Wuse Zone 4 · Agatu 12 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=7.78346&mlon=7.95412#map=17/7.78346/7.95412) Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Straight-line distance from the centre of the division, within 40 km. ## Hospitals, banks and other services in Agatu Places mapped inside Agatu in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Hotels1 Source: [Overture Maps places (CDLA-Permissive-2.0) and © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)](https://overturemaps.org/). Coverage depends on what has been mapped; contact details are not shown. ## Other local government areas in Benue State - Ado - Apa - Buruku - Gboko - Guma - Gwer East - Gwer West - Katsina-Ala - Konshisha - Kwande - Logo - Makurdi - Obi - Ogbadibo - Ohimini - Oju - Okpokwu - Oturkpo - Tarka - Ukum - Ushongo - Vandeikya ## Quick answers - Where is Agatu?In Benue State, Nigeria - What borders Agatu?Apa, Doma, Gwer West, Nasarawa and Omala - What time zone is Agatu in?UTC+1 - What currency is used in Agatu?Naira (NGN) - What language is spoken in Agatu?English, Hausa, Yoruba (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Agatu?47 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Agatu?Settlements lie between 59 m and 181 m - What is the highest point in Agatu?Efugoto Hills (143 m, GeoNames elevation model) - What is the best time to visit Agatu?November to January - What is the P-code of Agatu?NG007002 (OCHA common operational dataset)