Bassa, Plateau State
Bassa | |
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LGA and Town | |
Interactive map of Bassa | |
  Bassa Location in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 10°05′N 8°44′E / 10.083°N 8.733°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Plateau State |
| Government | |
| • Local Government Chairman | Joshua Sunday Riti |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,743 km2 (673 sq mi) |
| Population (2006 census) | |
• Total | 186,859 |
| • Density | 107.2/km2 (277.7/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| 3-digit postal code prefix | 930 |
| ISO 3166 code | NG.PL.BA |
Bassa is a town and Local Government Area in the north of Plateau State, Nigeria, bordering Kaduna and Bauchi States.
It has an area of 1,743 km2 with other small towns like Miango, Mc Alley; originally called Biciza, Jengre, villages such as Binchin, Zukku, Kwal, Saya, Gurum among many others and a population of 186,859 at the 2006 census. Bassa local government houses the Nigerian Army 3 Division, Maxwell Khobe Cantonment as well as a police station and the First bank of Nigeria.
The postal code of the area is 930.[1]
Languages
Languages spoken in Bassa are Rigwe, Timap, Ce, Buji– Boze,[2] Atsam, Zele,[2] Baw, T'kurmi, Lemoro, Shakara, Sanga, Tijanji, Tunzuii and Zora. Hausa and English are also widely spoken.[3][2]
Festivals
Some festivals in Bassa Local Government Area; Remeze – Buji, Azarachi festival of Irigwe, Irigwe New Year Celebration, Anchoncho– a hunting festival of the Bache (Rukuba) people, Amo new-year celebration.
Climate/Geography
The rainy season in Bassa is warm, humid, and cloudy, whereas the dry season is hot and partially cloudy. The average annual temperature is between 12 °C (54 °F) and 33 °C (92 °F); it rarely falls below 9 °C (48 °F) or rises above 36 °C (97 °F). With an average daily high temperature of 32 °C (89 °F), the hot season spans 2.6 months, from February 7 to April 25. At an average high temperature of 32 °C (90 °F) and low temperature of 19 °C (66 °F), April is the hottest month of the year in Bassa.[4]
With an average daily high temperature of less than 26 °C (79 °F), the chilly season spans 2.9 months, from July 5 to October 2. December is the coldest month of the year in Bassa, with typical highs and lows of 29 °C (85 °F) and 13 °C (55 °F), respectively.[5][6]
With a total area of 1743 square kilometres or 673 square miles, Bassa LGA has two distinct seasons: the rainy and the dry. The region's average temperature is reported to be 29 degrees Celsius or 84 degrees Fahrenheit, with a humidity level of 45 percent.[7]
Food
Bassa people are very rich in agriculture. As a result, they are able to produce and prepare the following traditional foods such as moimoi, Kpewe – This is prepared with Acha and beans, Tinni – It is cooked with Millet, Beni seed and beans as the major ingredients, Kambar – from sweet potatoes, gwote, water yam etc. They plant Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes, maize, tamba as well as soya beans.
References
- ↑ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- 1 2 3 Blench, Roger (2021-01-01). "Introduction to the Shammɔ peoples of Central Nigeria".
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ↑ "Bassa Local Government Area". Plateau State Government. Archived from the original on November 30, 2023. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
- ↑ "Bassa Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) - Weather Spark". weatherspark.com. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ↑ "Weather Bassa". meteoblue. 2024-08-15. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ↑ "Weather Forecast Bassa - Nigeria (Plateau) : free 15 day weather forecasts". Weather Crave. 2024-08-15. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
- ↑ "Bassa Local Government Area". www.manpower.com.ng. Retrieved 2024-08-15.
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