| Official Name: | Tarka, Nigeria | ||||||
| Pushpin Map: | Nigeria | ||||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||
| Subdivision Name: |  Nigeria | ||||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Benue State | ||||||
| Subdivision Type2: | Local Government Headquarters | ||||||
| Subdivision Name2: | Wannune | ||||||
| Leader Title: | Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government Council | ||||||
| Leader Name: | Anthony Sende[1] | ||||||
| Unit Pref: | Imperial | ||||||
| Population As Of: | 2006 | ||||||
| Timezone: | WAT | ||||||
| Utc Offset: | +1 | ||||||
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Tarka is a Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Wannune. It has an area of 371 km and a population of 79,494 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 981.[2]