On the south, it is bordered by Cross River State and in the southeast by the Republic of Cameroon.

Kwande LGA was created out of the erstwhile Katsina-Ala[2] Division on 3 February 1976 as a result of the nationwide Local Government Reforms of 1976 which was undertaken by the then military government of General Murtala Muhammed as part of its intention to return power to civilians, and a precursor to active comprehensive political action.

The reform resulted in the creation of 301 local governments across the country of varying populations between 150,000- 800,000.

Prior to the 1976 reform, the local government system in the country was less autonomous with the colonial era Native Authorities serving as an avenue of policy implementation directed from Lagos.

Kwande is a Local government in Benue State with a tropical Savannah climate.