title: Ushongo
text: # Ushongo
  
  Ushongo is a Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is Lessel town, Ushongo Local government Area of Benue State.
  
  It has an area of 1,228 $km^2$ (474 sq mi) and a population of 188,341 at the 2006 census.
  
  Ushongo Local Government postal code is 982.
  
  