Mikang is a Local Government Area in Plateau State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Tunkus.

It has an area of 739km and a population of 97,411 at the 2006 census.

The postal code of the area is 940.

Climate/Geography

Mikang LGA has an average temperature of 29 degrees Celsius or 84 degrees Fahrenheit and a total area of 739 square kilometres or 285 square miles. There are two distinct seasons in the LGA: the rainy and the dry seasons. The total amount of precipitation in the LGA is estimated to be annually.

Languages

West Chadic languages of Mikang LGA:

• Koenoem language

• Tehl language

• Piapung language

• Youm

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