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Gboko

Gboko is a city and local government area in Benue state, North-central Nigeria.

Gboko
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The place

Gboko is a city and local government area in Benue state, North-central Nigeria.

Adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What is there

Worth seeing in and around Gboko

One place within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name.

  1. 01
    Roman Catholic Diocese of Gboko

    The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gboko ) is a diocese located in the city of Gboko, Benue State in the ecclesiastical province of Abuja in Nigeria.

    500 m · diocese of the Catholic Church · Wikipedia

Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0.

See

What Wikivoyage says to see

  1. 01
    Mkar Hill

    Mkar Hill is the highest and most prominent mountain in Gboko.

  2. 02
    J.S Tarka Tomb

    The tomb is a monument complex built in honour of J.S.

  3. 03
    Tor Tiv Palace

    Tor Tiv Palace is home to the ruler of the Tiv people.

From Wikivoyage: Gboko, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Do

Things to do

  1. 01
    Wooded Trench

    This wooded trench is a heavily wooded natural trench at Tse Mker.

From Wikivoyage: Gboko, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Eat

Where to eat

Gboko predominantly consist of farmers and these districts have fertile lands that favour different crops produced. Their products are sold in the market of such districts. This also has an influence on the food they eat. Popular food eaten in Gboko includes yams, soya-beans, cassava produce such as garri (cassava flakes) and akpu, groundnuts, fresh and dry fish.

  1. 01
    Top chef Kitchen and Grill

    Unlike other restaurants, Top chef Kitchen and Grill offers dine in and takeout option.

  2. 02
    Sena Restaurant

    Sena restaurant is a go to if one is on a budget and does not want to splurge.

  3. 03
    Lady F Restaurant

    Lady F Restaurant is a great place to dine if you want to enjoy the delicacies that Gboko has to offer as they specialise in local dishes.

  4. 04
    Super Plaza Eatery

    Super Plaza Eatery is a very busy place as it is popular amongst locals.

  5. 05
    Elite Eatery And Lounge Restaurant

    Elite Eatery and Lounge Restaurant is a restaurant with a lounging area for social or business activities They offer not just dine in and take out but also delivery services.

From Wikivoyage: Gboko, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Go there

Getting to Gboko

Airports
Akanu Ibiam (ENU), 185 km · Nnamdi Azikiwe (ABV), 268 km · Asaba (ABB), 286 km
  • Enegu → Gboko
    Train, bus, flight, ferry and road, side by side
  • Abuja → Gboko
    254 km · quickest by road, 5h 46m · ₦20,650–27,550
  • Asaba → Gboko
    280 km · quickest by road, 5h 31m · ₦19,750–26,350
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Not yet researched

No local-transport research exists yet for Gboko

Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Gboko. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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If you know how people move in Gboko – the stand, the rule, the fare – tell us, and the note gets an entry.