# Bekwara LGA, Cross River State – Villages & Map > Source: https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/cross-river/bekwara/ Local government area · Cross River State # Bekwara Bekwara is a local government area (LGA) of Nigeria in Cross River State. It covers **314.8 km²**. Its main town is Abuochiche. 26 named villages and localities are recorded here, and 2 mapped services such as hospitals, banks and schools. - 315km² - 2mapped services - 130 mtypical elevation ## Where is Bekwara? Bekwara lies in [Cross River State](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/cross-river/), [Nigeria](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/). It borders 5 other local government areas: [Konshisha](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/benue/konshisha/), [Obudu](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/cross-river/obudu/), [Ogoja](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/cross-river/ogoja/), [Vandeikya](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/benue/vandeikya/) and [Yala](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/cross-river/yala/). By area it is the 566th largest of 774 local government areas in Nigeria. It covers 1.5% of [Cross River State](https://wherepedia.org/nigeria/cross-river/). The centre of Bekwara is about 304 km in a straight line from Abuja, the capital. It is about 204 km from Calabar, the main town of Cross River State. The centre point is at 6.7051° N, 8.8940° 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: Bekwara - 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) · Makurdi115 km - Akanu Ibiam International Airport (ENU) · Enegu150 km ### Daylight Days are longest in Jun (about 12.5 hours, sunrise around 06:09) and shortest in Dec (about 11.7 hours, sunrise around 06:27, sunset around 18:11). 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 Bekwara Open gazetteers list **26 villages, towns and localities** in Bekwara. The largest with a recorded population: Gakem (5,865). Settlements here lie between about 81 m and 162 m above sea level (median 130 m). - Abuochiche - Afrike - Akaraba - Akpakpa - Anyika - Ayadie - Bawo - Bekwara - Betem - Ebegang - Ekparikabo - England - Etikpa - Gakem - Ibiagidi - Ijibor - Iyache - Nyanya - Ochegbe - Ochongo - Okpeche - Otukwe - Ugboro - Ukpada - Ukpah - Ukpah-Ribo 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 Bekwara Named natural and historic features inside Bekwara, from the GeoNames gazetteer. ### Water 3 rivers and streams. - Ita - Otim - River Otumchu 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 Bekwara and the best time to visit In Bekwara, the warmest month is Mar (average 27 °C) and the coolest is Jan (24 °C). About 1,761 mm of rain falls in a year; the wettest month is Sep (276 mm) and the driest Dec (5 mm). The most comfortable months for a visit are **November to March**. - Jan - Feb - Mar - Apr - May - Jun - Jul - Aug - Sep - Oct - Nov - Dec Month Average °C Rain mm Jan 24 10 Feb 26 27 Mar 27 67 Apr 27 164 May 26 189 Jun 25 224 Jul 25 226 Aug 25 257 Sep 25 276 Oct 25 246 Nov 26 71 Dec 25 5 Source: [NASA POWER climatology, retrieved 2026-10-29](https://power.larc.nasa.gov/). ## Nearest hospital, bank and fuel from Bekwara Need Nearest mapped Distance Hospital Obudu German Hospital · Obudu 30 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.66901&mlon=9.16427#map=17/6.66901/9.16427) Hotel Gomara HOTEL & Suites · Ogoja 11 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.66667&mlon=8.80000#map=17/6.66667/8.80000) School govt secondary school korinya · Konshisha 26 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.93386&mlon=8.93553#map=17/6.93386/8.93553) College Cross River State University of Technology · Yala 14 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.70469&mlon=8.76560#map=17/6.70469/8.76560) Police station Checkpoint · Bekwara 5.0 km [Map](https://www.openstreetmap.org/?mlat=6.67277&mlon=8.86189#map=17/6.67277/8.86189) 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 Bekwara Places mapped inside Bekwara in open map data, by type — each number opens the full list with locations. - Police stations2 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 Cross River State - Abi - Akamkpa - Akpabuyo - Bakassi - Biase - Boki - Calabar South - Calabar-Municipal - Etung - Ikom - Obanliku - Obubra - Obudu - Odukpani - Ogoja - Yakurr - Yala ## Quick answers - Where is Bekwara?In Cross River State, Nigeria - What borders Bekwara?Konshisha, Obudu, Ogoja, Vandeikya and Yala - What time zone is Bekwara in?UTC+1 - What currency is used in Bekwara?Naira (NGN) - What language is spoken in Bekwara?English, Hausa, Yoruba (main languages nationally) - How many villages are in Bekwara?26 named settlements (GeoNames, OpenStreetMap) - What is the elevation of Bekwara?Settlements lie between 81 m and 162 m - What is the best time to visit Bekwara?November to March - Where is the nearest hospital to Bekwara?Obudu German Hospital, about 30 km from the centre - What is the P-code of Bekwara?NG009006 (OCHA common operational dataset)