Bassa
LGA and Town
Bassa is located in Nigeria
Bassa
Bassa
Location in Nigeria
Coordinates: 10°05′N 8°44′E / 10.083°N 8.733°E / 10.083; 8.733
Country Nigeria
StatePlateau State
HeadquartersBassa Town
Area
 • Total1,743 km2 (673 sq mi)
Population
 (2006 census)
 • Total186,859
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix
930
ISO 3166 codeNG.PL.BA

Bassa is a Local Government Area in the north of Plateau State, Nigeria, bordering Kaduna and Bauchi States. Its headquarters are in the town of Bassa at9°56′00″N 8°44′00″E / 9.93333°N 8.73333°E / 9.93333; 8.73333.

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, Irigwe New Year Celebration, Anchoncho– a hunting festival of the Bache (Rukuba) people, Amo new-year celebration.

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

  1. ↑ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  2. 1 2 3 Blench, Roger (2021-01-01). "Introduction to the Shammɔ peoples of Central Nigeria". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. ↑ "Bassa Local Government Area". Plateau State Government. Retrieved February 23, 2023.


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