Bassa
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LGA and Town
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  Bassa Location in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 10°05′N 8°44′E / 10.083°N 8.733°E / 10.083; 8.733 | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Plateau State |
| Headquarters | Bassa Town |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1,743 km2 (673 sq mi) |
| Population
(2006 census)
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| • Total | 186,859 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| 3-digit postal code prefix |
930
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| ISO 3166 code | NG.PL.BA |
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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 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]
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.
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,[what language is this?] water yam etc. They plant Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes, maize, tamba as well as soya beans.
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