Bekwarra is a Local Government Area located in northern Cross River State

Cross River State

Cross River State is a coastal state in southeastern Nigeria, bordering Cameroon to the east. Its capital is at Calabar, and it is named for the Cross River , which passes through the state...

, Nigeria

Nigeria

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. Its headquarters are in the town of Abuochiche (or Abuo Chiche) on the A4 highway

A4 highway (Nigeria)

The A4 highway is a highway in Nigeria. It is a north-south route in the east of the country. It runs from Calabar near the coast through Ikom, Katsina Ala, Wukari and Numan to join the A3 highway near Maiduguri....

. Other towns in the LGA are Nyanya-Ulim, Nyanya-Idigwe, Gakem, Itekpa, Ugboro, Ibiragidi, Utukwe, Afrike and Ukpa.

It has an area of 306 km² and a population of 105,822 at the 2006 census.

The postal code

Postal code

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of the area is 550.