Full List of Polling Unit Numbers and ID Codes in NASARAWA LGA, NASARAWA State

Find the complete and updated list of polling unit numbers and ID codes in NASARAWA LGA (Local Government Area), Nasarawa State, including wards and polling unit codes. In this post I will like to explain the list of polling unit numbers in NASARAWA,and the total number of wards in NASARAWA local government.

List of wards in NASARAWA

There are 15 wards in NASARAWA. They are

UDENIN GIDA WARD

AKUM WARD

UDENIN WARD

LOKO WARD

TUNGA/BAKONO WARD

GUTO/AISA WARD

NASARAWA NORTH WARD

NASARAWA EAST WARD

NASARAWA CENTRAL WARD

NASARAWA MAIN TOWN WARD

ARA I WARD

ARA II WARD

LAMINGA WARD

KANAH/ONDO/APAWU WARD

ODU WARD

This post provides a comprehensive, well-organized, and up-to-date list of polling unit ID numbers in NASARAWA Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Nigeria. It is designed to serve voters, researchers, political stakeholders, journalists, students, and election observers who are searching for accurate and official information on polling units within NASARAWA LGA. The content covers all recognized wards in the local government and presents polling unit ID numbers in a clear, structured, and easy-to-understand format for quick reference and verification.

Each polling unit listed on this page follows the official coding structure used by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), ensuring accuracy and alignment with Nigeria’s electoral records. Whether you are preparing for an election, confirming your polling unit details, conducting academic research, or compiling election data, this resource provides reliable and location-specific information you can trust. The polling unit ID numbers are grouped according to wards in NASARAWA Local Government, making it easier to identify polling units within specific communities and neighborhoods.

This post also helps users understand how polling unit ID numbers are structured, what each segment of the code represents, and how the codes relate to wards and local government divisions. It also supports voters who want to confirm their polling unit before election day to avoid confusion and delays.

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List of polling unit numbers and ID codes in NASARAWA

These are the list of polling unit ID numbers in NASARAWA. They are

1 UDENIN GIDA WARD polling unit ID numbers

There are 23 polling unit ID numbers in UDENIN GIDA WARD. They are

Polling Unit DelimeterPolling Unit NameRemark
25-09-01-001KUVO – PBEXISTING PU
25-09-01-002OKPAMU/ARI – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-01-003AMBU – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-01-004UBBE – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-01-005ITTAH I – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-01-006ITTAH II – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-01-007UKESHI – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-01-008UDEGEN KASA – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-01-009USHA KADUN – PBEXISTING PU
25-09-01-010PRIMARY SCHOOL GADA-HUDUNEW PU
25-09-01-011OKPAMU/ARI II-O/SNEW PU
25-09-01-012AKEWA PLAYING GROUND-O/SNEW PU
25-09-01-013AGBADU/EKA O/SNEW PU
25-09-01-014EPO-EKA-O/SNEW PU
25-09-01-015UBBE II OPP. ALH. UDEGE FILLING STATION-O/SNEW PU
25-09-01-016AGBODA PRI SCH.NEW PU
25-09-01-017OSHINI PRI. SCHOOL-O/SNEW PU
25-09-01-018AFURA ADAGBA PRIMARY SCHOOLNEW PU
25-09-01-019AKPATA-EKA-O/SNEW PU
25-09-01-020ABBA-UDEGE-O/SNEW PU
25-09-01-021KUGBOKU OP. PRIMARY SCHOOLNEW PU
25-09-01-022IGIRI BESIDE WATER SYSTEM-O/SNEW PU
25-09-01-023RAFIN SHANIYA PRIMARY SCHOOL-PBNEW PU

2 AKUM WARD polling unit ID numbers

There are 20 polling unit ID numbers in AKUM WARD. They are

Polling Unit DelimeterPolling Unit NameRemark
25-09-02-001AKUM – PBEXISTING PU
25-09-02-0020G0B0 – PBEXISTING PU
25-09-02-003KURMIN MAJIGI – PBEXISTING PU
25-09-02-004AGAM – PBEXISTING PU
25-09-02-005AZABUTU – PBEXISTING PU
25-09-02-006AMAKU – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-02-007YELWAN BAWA – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-02-008AFURA I – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-02-009AFURA II – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-02-010OSENI/ODURGBO – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-02-011OLONYA – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-02-012OKOLO O/SNEW PU
25-09-02-013AGAM P.H.C.NEW PU
25-09-02-014AMAKU II O/SNEW PU
25-09-02-015AFURA 2A O/SNEW PU
25-09-02-016EKPA Primary SchoolNEW PU
25-09-02-017ODURGO OPP. EMIR’S PALACENEW PU
25-09-02-018BY OSENI AGBADA O/SNEW PU
25-09-02-019KUTUTURE O/SNEW PU
25-09-02-020AGBANGA II-O/SNEW PU

3 UDENIN WARD polling unit ID numbers

There are 12 polling unit ID numbers in UDENIN WARD. They are

Polling Unit DelimeterPolling Unit NameRemark
25-09-03-001UNGWAR HAUSAWA – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-03-002OKPANUEXISTING PU
25-09-03-003AMBUEXISTING PU
25-09-03-004IMINYI – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-03-005AGATU – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-03-006AGBADU/AKPATA-OPEXISTING PU
25-09-03-007KWANDARA – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-03-008OGENIEXISTING PU
25-09-03-009OLEGOGWALEEXISTING PU
25-09-03-010KABAWA/ADIKWUEXISTING PU
25-09-03-011OGENI II O/SNEW PU
25-09-03-012ANG. ALABA PLAY GROUND O/SNEW PU

4 LOKO WARD polling unit ID numbers

There are 25 polling unit ID numbers in LOKO WARD. They are

Polling Unit DelimeterPolling Unit NameRemark
25-09-04-001LOKO I – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-04-002LOKO II – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-04-003IGGAH – PBEXISTING PU
25-09-04-004OSHUGU – PBEXISTING PU
25-09-04-005AYELE – PBEXISTING PU
25-09-04-006USHATA – PBEXISTING PU
25-09-04-007UNG.SARKIN YAKI – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-04-008UNG.WAZIRI I – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-04-009UNG.HABU – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-04-010UNG.WAZIRI II – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-04-011IGGAH KWATA – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-04-012OGUPAEXISTING PU
25-09-04-013UNG. YARBAWA-O/SNEW PU
25-09-04-014LOKO WEST PRI. SCHOOL YALWANEW PU
25-09-04-015UNG. LIMAN O/S LOKONEW PU
25-09-04-016IGGAH PHCNEW PU
25-09-04-017OSHUGU PRIMARY SCHOOLNEW PU
25-09-04-018RAFINFITA PRIMARY SCHOOLNEW PU
25-09-04-019ONOGBO PRIMARY SCHOOLNEW PU
25-09-04-020LOKO EAST PRIMARY SCHOOLNEW PU
25-09-04-021BY UNG. MANU BOREHOLE O/SNEW PU
25-09-04-022UNG. SARKIN NOMA-O/SNEW PU
25-09-04-023UNG. ANFANI- O/SNEW PU
25-09-04-024UNG. RIMI YOUTH CENTRENEW PU
25-09-04-025ISHATA PRIMARY SCHOOLNEW PU

5 TUNGA/BAKONO WARD polling unit ID numbers

There are 10 polling unit ID numbers in TUNGA/BAKONO WARD. They are

Polling Unit DelimeterPolling Unit NameRemark
25-09-05-001TUNGA UNG.SARKI – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-05-002BAKONOEXISTING PU
25-09-05-003AJAGAEXISTING PU
25-09-05-004OGUBA IEXISTING PU
25-09-05-005OGUBA IIEXISTING PU
25-09-05-006AJIGWARA PBEXISTING PU
25-09-05-007BAKIN KASUWA SABON PEGI-O/SNEW PU
25-09-05-008OPU PUBLIC SQUARE O/SNEW PU
25-09-05-009TUKURWA PRI. SCH.NEW PU
25-09-05-010AJAGA KASUWA-O/SNEW PU

6 GUTO/AISA WARD polling unit ID numbers

There are 14 polling unit ID numbers in GUTO/AISA WARD. They are

Polling Unit DelimeterPolling Unit NameRemark
25-09-06-001GUTO – PBEXISTING PU
25-09-06-002KPANDARA OPEXISTING PU
25-09-06-003OGUMA – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-06-004ILLIAH – PBEXISTING PU
25-09-06-005ANJEWAEXISTING PU
25-09-06-006AZA – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-06-007AZA II – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-06-008KWATAN GUTO OPP. EMIR AGATU PALACE O/SNEW PU
25-09-06-009ABATUKU O/SNEW PU
25-09-06-010IGYEM O/SNEW PU
25-09-06-011UHWE O/SNEW PU
25-09-06-012VILLAGE SQUARE O/SNEW PU
25-09-06-013HAMSIN-HAMSIN O/SNEW PU
25-09-06-014OPU – O/SNEW PU

7 NASARAWA NORTH WARD polling unit ID numbers

There are 29 polling unit ID numbers in NASARAWA NORTH WARD. They are

Polling Unit DelimeterPolling Unit NameRemark
25-09-07-001UNG. MAGAJI GARI IEXISTING PU
25-09-07-002UNG. MAGAJI GARI IIEXISTING PU
25-09-07-003UNG. MICHEALEXISTING PU
25-09-07-004TAMA – PBEXISTING PU
25-09-07-005LOW COSTEXISTING PU
25-09-07-006UNG DUTSE – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-07-007FED. LOW COSTEXISTING PU
25-09-07-008UNG. MAHARABA-O/SNEW PU
25-09-07-009UNG. BAIDU-O/SNEW PU
25-09-07-010GOVT. DAY SEC. SCH. NASARAWANEW PU
25-09-07-011DEPOT CEMETARY ROAD-O/SNEW PU
25-09-07-012BEHIND MAIKANKAN-O/SNEW PU
25-09-07-013GRA OPP. TRANSFORMER-O/SNEW PU
25-09-07-014FED. POLYTECHNIC STAFF SCH.NEW PU
25-09-07-015OPP. HENAD HOSPITAL-O/SNEW PU
25-09-07-016BY FEDERAL POLYTECHNIC GATE-O/SNEW PU
25-09-07-017SARKIN MADA-O/SNEW PU
25-09-07-018SARKIN GARA O/SNEW PU
25-09-07-019BY ALFATAH COMPUTERS O/SNEW PU
25-09-07-020GOVT. COLLEGE NASARAWANEW PU
25-09-07-021POLYTECNIC STAFF CLUB-O/SNEW PU
25-09-07-022SHAGARI ROAD BYBLOBTIK HALL-O/SNEW PU
25-09-07-023AHMADIYA COMMUNITY SCHOOLNEW PU
25-09-07-024IYA ASABANGU-O/SNEW PU
25-09-07-025YOUTH CENTER NASARAWANEW PU
25-09-07-026KOFAR YAKUBU BULLET-O/SNEW PU
25-09-07-027BY ALBIR SCHOOL O/SNEW PU
25-09-07-028KOFAR ALH. SAIDU-O/SNEW PU
25-09-07-029EIGHT(8) MAN QUARTERS-O/SNEW PU

8 NASARAWA EAST WARD polling unit ID numbers

There are 19 polling unit ID numbers in NASARAWA EAST WARD. They are

Polling Unit DelimeterPolling Unit NameRemark
25-09-08-001UNG.MADAKI I – PBEXISTING PU
25-09-08-002UNG. MADAKI II PBEXISTING PU
25-09-08-003UNG. MAIREKE – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-08-004UNG.MALLAM PBEXISTING PU
25-09-08-005UNG.PAKACI – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-08-006UNG.DUTSE PBEXISTING PU
25-09-08-007SORO-O/SNEW PU
25-09-08-008BESIDE KOFAR ALPAGAGI-O/SNEW PU
25-09-08-009GINDIN RIJIYA OSU-O/SNEW PU
25-09-08-010LUNGUN GARA-O/SNEW PU
25-09-08-011KOFAR NO WONDER-O/SNEW PU
25-09-08-012BY TRANSFORMER O/SNEW PU
25-09-08-013MAGAMI JUNCTION-O/SNEW PU
25-09-08-014ANG GWARI-O/SNEW PU
25-09-08-015KOFAR KUDU PRIM. SCH. NASARAWANEW PU
25-09-08-016BESIDE KOFAR ALH. YARO-O/SNEW PU
25-09-08-017KOFAR GINDIN MANGORO-O/SNEW PU
25-09-08-018KOFAR PREMISES-O/SNEW PU
25-09-08-019SARKIN PAWA-O/SNEW PU

9 NASARAWA CENTRAL WARD polling unit ID numbers

There are 16 polling unit ID numbers in NASARAWA CENTRAL WARD. They are

Polling Unit DelimeterPolling Unit NameRemark
25-09-09-001UNG.DALHATU-OPEXISTING PU
25-09-09-002UNG. MALLAM HASSAN-OPEXISTING PU
25-09-09-003UNG.GIRKU – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-09-004UNG.GANGAREN BAGE I – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-09-005UNG.GANGAREN BAGE II – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-09-006UNG. SARKIN PADA-O/SNEW PU
25-09-09-007UNG. YARBAWA-O/SNEW PU
25-09-09-008SABON LAYI-O/SNEW PU
25-09-09-009COMMUNITY SEC. SCH. NASARAWANEW PU
25-09-09-010UNG. MAKERA-O/SNEW PU
25-09-09-011GIRKU II-O/SNEW PU
25-09-09-012UNG. JARMAI-O/SNEW PU
25-09-09-013KOFAR ABUSE-O/SNEW PU
25-09-09-014DOWN BASE-O/SNEW PU
25-09-09-015BEHIND SECTRAL MOSQUE NASARAWANEW PU
25-09-09-016KOFAR SHAMAKI-O/SNEW PU

10 NASARAWA MAIN TOWN WARD polling unit ID numbers

There are 22 polling unit ID numbers in NASARAWA MAIN TOWN WARD. They are

Polling Unit DelimeterPolling Unit NameRemark
25-09-10-001UNG. SARKIN PADA – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-10-002UNG. SARKIN PADA – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-10-003UNG. WADA – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-10-004SABON GARI – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-10-005G.S.S NASARAWA – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-10-006OLD ZUMUNCI HOSPITAL-O/SNEW PU
25-09-10-007KOFAR JAFARU ANGO-O/SNEW PU
25-09-10-008TIMBER SHED-O/SNEW PU
25-09-10-009PADA I BESIDE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PADA O/SNEW PU
25-09-10-010BAKIN KOGI BESIDE GIDAN BABA GARA-O/SNEW PU
25-09-10-011CENTRAL PRIMARY SCHOOL NASARAWANEW PU
25-09-10-012WATER BOARD-O/SNEW PU
25-09-10-013OVERSEA SAMA BESIDE COMMUNITY PLAY GROUND O/SNEW PU
25-09-10-014LGEA PRIMARY SCHOOL OVERSEANEW PU
25-09-10-015KOFAR BABA YAHAYA-O/SNEW PU
25-09-10-016O/S BESIDE EMIR PALACENEW PU
25-09-10-017BESIDE HAJIYA KANDE CLINIC O/SNEW PU
25-09-10-018WATER SYSTEM CLOSE TO NAGUTO-O/SNEW PU
25-09-10-019BY LGEA ANG. BIRI-O/SNEW PU
25-09-10-020NAS. WEST PRIMARY SCHOOLNEW PU
25-09-10-021PLAY GROUND GAFAKI-O/SNEW PU
25-09-10-022NOMADIC PRIMARY SCHOOL, NASARAWANEW PU

11 ARA I WARD polling unit ID numbers

There are 13 polling unit ID numbers in ARA I WARD. They are

Polling Unit DelimeterPolling Unit NameRemark
25-09-11-001UNG.MAKAMA I – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-11-002UNG.MAKAMA II – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-11-003UNG. MADAKIEXISTING PU
25-09-11-004OSHIKPE – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-11-005AGO – PBEXISTING PU
25-09-11-006BIRAGO – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-11-007ARA WEST LOCAL PRIMARY SCHOOL-PBNEW PU
25-09-11-008BASANSARE-OPNEW PU
25-09-11-009OROKO UKU BESIDE EMIR PALACENEW PU
25-09-11-010GARKAN OSOKO-OPNEW PU
25-09-11-011BAKIN KASUWANEW PU
25-09-11-012KUSA PRIMARY SCHOOL-PBNEW PU
25-09-11-013SHAKUKI PLAY GROUND-OPNEW PU

12 ARA II WARD polling unit ID numbers

There are 18 polling unit ID numbers in ARA II WARD. They are

Polling Unit DelimeterPolling Unit NameRemark
25-09-12-001TULLUWA – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-12-002KURUDU – PBEXISTING PU
25-09-12-003DOGON DUTSE – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-12-004DANSA – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-12-005GUDIGE SABOEXISTING PU
25-09-12-006PESSELIEXISTING PU
25-09-12-007LGEA PRIMARY DALE/ARABA-PBNEW PU
25-09-12-008GORA PRIMARY SCHOOLNEW PU
25-09-12-009FARIN DUTSE PRIMARY SCHOOLNEW PU
25-09-12-010ALEYITA PRIMARY SCHOOLNEW PU
25-09-12-011DODO PRIMARY SCHOOLNEW PU
25-09-12-012WACHE-PBNEW PU
25-09-12-013SA’ADA SABO-O/SNEW PU
25-09-12-014GBAGINTABA-O/SNEW PU
25-09-12-015GUDIGE TSOHO-O/SNEW PU
25-09-12-016GWAITA PRIMARY SCHOOLNEW PU
25-09-12-017UNG. SARKIN PESSELI-OPNEW PU
25-09-12-018PIMA SABO PRIMARY SCHOOLNEW PU

13 LAMINGA WARD polling unit ID numbers

There are 27 polling unit ID numbers in LAMINGA WARD. They are

Polling Unit DelimeterPolling Unit NameRemark
25-09-13-001LAMINGA IEXISTING PU
25-09-13-002LAMINGA – IIEXISTING PU
25-09-13-003ZANKUN BELLO -OPEXISTING PU
25-09-13-004MARMARA – PBEXISTING PU
25-09-13-005SHAMAGE BPEXISTING PU
25-09-13-006GUNKI-OPEXISTING PU
25-09-13-007NAHUCHE/ARABA – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-13-008KAWO/KAWO – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-13-009LAMINGA III – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-13-010UNG. SHAMAKI-O/SNEW PU
25-09-13-011ANG. GANGARE-OPNEW PU
25-09-13-012ANG. MADA-OPNEW PU
25-09-13-013ANG. GWARI-OPNEW PU
25-09-13-014ANG. GWARI BAKIN COURT-PBNEW PU
25-09-13-015ARABA PRI. SCHOOL-O/SNEW PU
25-09-13-016ANG. WAZIRI-OPNEW PU
25-09-13-017MAI KABULU PRI. SCH-PBNEW PU
25-09-13-018KAWO II-OPNEW PU
25-09-13-019SHAMAGE CLINIC-PBNEW PU
25-09-13-020ANG. GORA-OPNEW PU
25-09-13-021ANG. MABUDI-OPNEW PU
25-09-13-022ANG. GWARI. PRI. HEALTH CARE-PBNEW PU
25-09-13-023ANG. ALHAJI DOGO-OPNEW PU
25-09-13-024ANG. SARKI GUNKI-OPNEW PU
25-09-13-025KEMU/KOWAFADANEW PU
25-09-13-026ANG. THREE MOSQUITO-OPNEW PU
25-09-13-027SAGBAGYI PRIM. SCHOOLNEW PU

14 KANAH/ONDO/APAWU WARD polling unit ID numbers

There are 33 polling unit ID numbers in KANAH/ONDO/APAWU WARD. They are

Polling Unit DelimeterPolling Unit NameRemark
25-09-14-001ONDA/GBARGADA – PBEXISTING PU
25-09-14-002AGAZO – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-14-003OGANA/ADAGBA-OPEXISTING PU
25-09-14-004KOBA – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-14-005ONDU/KADUEXISTING PU
25-09-14-006ABAGU/IKPE – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-14-007ORIGO/NUMABA OPEXISTING PU
25-09-14-008AGBOLO S. EYA – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-14-009EKA-KASUWA OPEXISTING PU
25-09-14-010ANDU WAYOEXISTING PU
25-09-14-011ORIKI -OPEXISTING PU
25-09-14-012OBENI EKE – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-14-013OMBI OPEXISTING PU
25-09-14-014AGBOGANA OPEXISTING PU
25-09-14-015INGIRI EKA OPEXISTING PU
25-09-14-016AGBA/AGBO GANA – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-14-017ENDO-OPEXISTING PU
25-09-14-018AKPAKU – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-14-019KAMA OTO – PBEXISTING PU
25-09-14-020OGAPA – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-14-021JSS AGURUGA-PBNEW PU
25-09-14-022ORIKI II-OPNEW PU
25-09-14-023INGIRI OBENDE-OPNEW PU
25-09-14-024ASEYI OKOLO-PBNEW PU
25-09-14-025P.H.C. ANDUWAYO IINEW PU
25-09-14-026AGBONGA-OPNEW PU
25-09-14-027AGBARGADA II-PBNEW PU
25-09-14-028AHMADADIYA SEC. SCH.-PBNEW PU
25-09-14-029ONDA-OSUEDEGO-OPNEW PU
25-09-14-030KAMA OTO II-OPNEW PU
25-09-14-031OGAPA/ORISHI-OPNEW PU
25-09-14-032KAMA SARKI-OPNEW PU
25-09-14-033ETU WELO-I-OPNEW PU

15 ODU WARD polling unit ID numbers

There are 22 polling unit ID numbers in ODU WARD. They are

Polling Unit DelimeterPolling Unit NameRemark
25-09-15-001UDEGYE MBEKIEXISTING PU
25-09-15-002UDEGEEXISTING PU
25-09-15-003ODU CENTREEXISTING PU
25-09-15-004KWANDA-OPEXISTING PU
25-09-15-005MARARABA – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-15-006S/LAYI – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-15-007AGBAMUDU – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-15-008USARIEXISTING PU
25-09-15-009AGBOSHIWO – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-15-010ANDU WAYOEXISTING PU
25-09-15-011EYENU OMALA II PBEXISTING PU
25-09-15-012KAIRI – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-15-013OGUNDO – OPEXISTING PU
25-09-15-014AGBOGANA OPEXISTING PU
25-09-15-015ANG. AKAWU-OPNEW PU
25-09-15-016EKA II-OPNEW PU
25-09-15-017MARARABA II-OPNEW PU
25-09-15-018CENTRAL PRI. SCH. MARARABANEW PU
25-09-15-019EYENU PRI. SCH.-PBNEW PU
25-09-15-020AGBAZO GUNDUMA-OPNEW PU
25-09-15-021EDEGE MOGBA/ANG AFONEW PU
25-09-15-022TRANSFER PRIM. SCHNEW PU

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