Nasarawa State
Nasarawa | |
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Postal code | 962101 |
ISO 3166 code | NG-NA |
HDI (2021) | 0.575[4] medium · 19th of 37 |
Website | www |
Nasarawa State is a
Of the 36
Nasarawa State is inhabited by various ethnic groups, including the Koro and Yeskwa in the far northwest; the Kofyar in the far northeast; the Eggon, Gwandara, Mada, Buh, Ninzo, and Nungu in the north; the Alago, Goemai, and Megili in the east; Eloyi (Ajiri/Afo) in the south; the Tiv in the southeast; the Idoma in southwest; and the Gade and Gbagyi in the west while the Hausa and Fulani live throughout the state. Nasarawa is also religiously diverse as about 61% of the state's population are Muslims with the remaining 39% being Christian and followers of traditional ethnic religions.[8][9]
In the pre-colonial period, the area that is now Nasarawa State was split up between various states with some states being tiny and village-based as others were part of larger empires until the early 1800s when the
Economically, Nasarawa State is largely based around
History
Nasarawa was established on 1 October 1996 by the Abacha government, splitting it from the today neighboring Plateau State which previously had contained both their territories.[12]
Geography
Climate
Nasarawa has a Tropical wet and dry or savanna climate. The city's yearly temperature is 29.39 °C (84.9 °F) and it is -0.07% lower than Nigeria's averages. Nasarawa typically receives about 136.71 millimeters (5.38 inches) of precipitation and has 155.37 rainy days (42.57% of the time) annually.[13]
In Nasarawa, the dry season is humid and partially cloudy, and it is hot all year long. The wet season is oppressive and overcast. The average annual temperature ranges from 63 to 95 degrees Fahrenheit, rarely falling below 57 or rising above 101.[14]
From January 29 to April 14, the hot season, with an average daily high
The 3.7-month cool season, which runs from June 22 to October 13, has an average daily maximum temperature of less than 85 °F. Nasarawa experiences its coldest month of the year in December, with average lows of 64 °F and highs of 89 °F.[16][17]
Boundaries
Nasarawa State is bounded to the north by Kaduna State for 169 km (105 miles), to the east by the states of Taraba for 109 km and Plateau for 219 km (136 miles), to the south by the states of Benue for 231 km, (mostly across the Benue River) and Kogi across the Benue River for 83 km, and to the west by Kogi for 68 km and the Federal Capital Territory for 156 km.
Transport
Nasarawa has a network of roads within the state, which link all rural areas and major towns.
Federal Highways are
- A3 north from Benue State near Yerewata as the Makurdi-Jos Rd via Lafia and Wamba to Plateau State at Barimaw,
- A234 east from Abuja as the Keffi-Akwanga Rd via Keffi and Garaku to A3 at Akwanga.
Other major highways are
- the Lafia-Shandam Rd east to Plateau State at Ungwan Mai Samari,
- the Doma-Lafia Rd,
- the Loko-Nassarawa Rd north from Benue State across the Benue River at Loko by the 1835 m Loko-Oweto Bridge (2022),
- from the Abaji-Toto Rd to Nasarawa, * the Nasarawa-Keffi Rd.
Railways:
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) operates train services with the 1067 mm Cape gauge Eastern Line north from Makurdi in Benue State via Lafia to Kafanchan in Plateau State.
Airports: Lafia Cargo Airport.
Population
Nasarawa State had a total population of 1,869,377 residents as of 2006, making the state the second least populated state in Nigeria after Bayelsa State.[18]
Air Pollution
Particulate matter, a dangerous air pollutant that can lead to bronchitis, asthma attacks, and other serious lung conditions due to chemical interactions in the environment, poses a threat to Nasarawa.[19][20][21][22]
Government
The
Local Government Areas
The State has three National Senatorial Districts, the South, North and West.
Nasarawa State consists of 13 Local Government Areas (shown with 2006 population figures[23]):
Nasarawa West Senatorial District | 716,802 |
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Karu |
205,477 |
Keffi | 92,664 |
Kokona | 109,749 |
Nasarawa | 189,835 |
Toto | 119,077 |
Nasarawa North Senatorial District | 335,453 |
Akwanga | 113,430 |
Eggon | 149,129 |
Wamba | 72,894 |
Nasarawa South Senatorial District | 811,020 |
Awe | 112,574 |
Doma | 139,607 |
Keana | 79,253 |
Lafia | 330,712 |
Obi | 148,874 |
List of current Local Government Area Chairmen.[24]
Languages
Languages of Nasarawa State listed by LGA:[25]
LGA | Languages |
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Akwanga | Mada; Numana ;
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Awe | Hausa; Fulani; Gwandara; Eggon; Goemai; Lijili; Tiv; Wapan |
Doma | Alago; Eggon; Tiv; Agatu; |
keffi | Hausa; Fulani; : Mada GadeEggon;Gbagyi; Gwandara; Koro Wachi |
Karu | Gbagyi; Mada; Gwandara; Gade |
Keana | Alago; Gwandara Tiv; Fulani Hausa |
Kokona | Gwandara; Mada; Afo; Eggon; Ninzo |
Lafia | Bare-Bari; Hausa; Fulani; Ake; Mada: Alago; Agatu; Eggon; Goemai; Gwandara; Kofyar; Lijili; Tiv; Wapan
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Nasarawa | Hausa; Fulani; Mada; Agatu; Alago; Basa; Egbira; Eloyi; Gade; Gbagyi; Gwandara; Eggon; Tiv |
Nasarawa-Eggon | Eggon; Mada; Fulani; Hausa |
Obi | Alago; Migili; Eggon; Tiv;Gwandara |
Toto | Egbura Agatu; Eggon; Gade; Fulani; Mada;Hausa; Gbagyi |
Wamba | Alumu-Tesu ;Ninzo: Mada; Rindre, Buh,; Eggon; Hausa; Fulani; Kantana; Nungu; Toro
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In Nasarawa State, there are 25 different ethnic groups. The major ones are Miligi (Koro), Alago, Mada, Gwandara, Kanuri, Hausa, Fulani, Gbagyi, Rindre,Buh, Afo, Eggon and Ebira[26]
Religion
The dominant religions in Nasarawa State are Islam and Christianity, although a certain amount of traditional religion is still practised.[26] The Emir of Lafia, Sidi Dauda Bage, is the head of the Tijaniyya Sufi Order, and the 3rd highest Muslim leader in Nigeria.
About 11% Roman Catholic with 296,087 followers (2021) in the
The
Economy
. These mineral resources are also found in Nasarawa State: Coal, Dolomite/Marble, coal, Sapphire, Talc, Quartz, Tantalite, Tourmaline, Mica, Chalcopyrite, Clay, Cassirite, Iron-Ore, Columbite, Galena and Feldspar[27][28]Education
The state has a
Tourism
Nasarawa State is home to the Farin Ruwa Falls in Wamba Local Government area of the state. Farin Ruwa falls is one of the highest falls in Africa.[33]
The Salt Village in the Keana Local Government Area of the State produces naturally iodized salt from the lake located nearby. The town is also the cradle of Alago civilization, one of the major ethnic groups in the state. Also notable is the Eggon hills of the Eggon people which is situated around Nasarawa Eggon. This was the hills which the Eggon people had settled and established as an ancestral heritage as well. Tourists love to go hiking on this beautiful and high hill overlooking the Nasarawa Eggon local government and surrounding areas.
Another tourist site in Nasarawa State is the Maloney Hill.[34]
Notable people
- Ahmed Abdullahi - footballer[35]
- Mohammed Hassan Abdullahi
- Abdullahi Adamu - former National Chairman, APC[36]
- Suleiman Adokwe - former senator representing Nasarawa South Senatorial District[37]
- Silas Ali Agara - Federal Commissioner, National Population Commission
- Aliyu Doma - former governor Nasarawa state.[38]
- Abdulkarim Abubakar Kana- the Attorney General of Nasarawa State[39]
- Umaru Tanko Al-Makura - former governor Nasarawa state[40]
- Faisal Shuaib - executive director, NPHCDA[41]
- Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim – Director-General of NAPTIP[42]
- Ahmed Wadada
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