Bassa is a
Local Government Area
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in the north of
Plateau State
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,
Nigeria
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, bordering
Kaduna and
Bauchi
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States. Its headquarters are in the town of Bassa at.
It has an area of 1,743 km 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
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of the area is 930.
Languages
Languages spoken in Bassa are
Rigwe,
Timap,
Ce, Buji–
Boze,
,
Zele,
,
T'kurmi,
Lemoro,
Shakara
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Plot
The story is technically set in the present day ...
,
Sanga,
Tijanji,
Tunzuii and
Zora.
Hausa and English are also widely spoken.
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 54°F and 92°F; it rarely falls below 48°F or rises above 97°F. With an average daily high temperature of 89°F, the hot season spans 2.6 months, from February 7 to April 25. At an average high temperature of 90°F and low temperature of 66°F, April is the hottest month of the year in Bassa.
With an average daily high temperature of less than 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 85°F and 55°F, respectively.
With a total area of 1743 square kilometers, Bassa LGA has two distinct seasons: the rainy and the dry. The region's average temperature is reported to be 29 degrees Celsius, with a
humidity
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level of 45 percent.
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
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,
maize
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, tamba as well as soya beans.
References
Local Government Areas in Plateau State
Bassa, Plateau State
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