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Nasarawa, Nasarawa State

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Nasarawa
Nasara
Nasarawan Makama Dogo
LGA and Town
"Farewell from Nasarawa"
"Farewell from Nasarawa"
Nickname: 
The Victorious
Motto: 
Masu Nasara
Nasarawa is located in Nigeria
Nasarawa
Nasarawa
Coordinates: 08°32′N 07°42′E / 8.533°N 7.700°E / 8.533; 7.700[1]
Country Nigeria
StateNasarawa State
HeadquartersNasarawa
Government
 • EmirAlhaji Ibrahim Usman Jibrin
Population
 (2006)
 • Total189,835
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
Map

Nasarawa is a Local Government Area in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Nasarawa, located at 8°32'N 7°42'E, with a population of 30,949 (as of 2016).[2] The local government area has an area of 5,704 km2 and a population of 189,835 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 962.[3]

Education

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Nasarawa town is home to tertiary institutions such as:

Resources

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The area's economic activity centers on the tin and columbite mining industry and farming.[4]

Agriculture

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Nasarawa is a market center for the melon, yams, sorghum, millet, soybeans, shea nuts, and cotton grown in the surrounding area. The town is served by many secondary schools Such as the Federal Polytechnic Nasarawa Academy, Government College, and Nasarawa Community Secondary School. It has both public and private hospitals together with patent medicine shops. It is located at the intersection of local roads that lead to Keffi and the Benue River ports of Loko. it is also an intersection that leads to Toto and Umaisha. Pop. (2006) Local government area, 189,835[5]

Kingdom

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Nasarawa, is a town in [|Nasarawa State]], North central Nigeria. The town lies just north of a fork in the Okwa River, which is a tributary of the Benue River. Nasarawa was founded in 1835 in the Eloyi (Afo) tribal territory by Umaru, a dissident official from the nearby town of Keffi, who hailed from Ruma in Katsina State, as the seat of the new emirate of Nassarawa. Umaru expanded his domain by conquering neighboring territory and made Nassarawa a vassal state to Zaria (175 miles [282 km] north). One of his successors, Muhammadu Dan Waji (reigned 1878–1923), enlarged the emirate by various conquests and, in 1900, was one of the first emirs to pledge allegiance to Great Britain. In 1976 Nasarawa became part of Plateau State; in 1996, it became part of Nasarawa state[6]

Fulani Rulers

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Chronology of Fulani Rulers of Nasarawa Since 1835 - Date

S/N RULER PERIOD DURATION
1 Umaru Usman (Makama Dogo - Founder) 1835 - 1858 23 Years
2 Ahmadu Umaru 1858 - 1878 20 Years
3 Muhammadu Sani (Mamman Sani) 1878 40 Days
4 Muhammadu Umaru Dan Waji (Maje-Lokoja) 1878 - 1923 45 Years
5 Ahmadu Dan Ahoda 1923 - 1924 1 year
6 Muhammadu Dan Ashaba 1924 - 1926 2 Years
7 Usman Ahmadu 1926 - 1942 16 Years
8 Alh. Umaru Muhammadu (Maje-Haji) 1942 - 1960 18 Years
9 Alh. Jibrin Idrisu Mairiga MFR 1960 - 1992 32 years
10 Alh. Ibrahim Ramalan Abubakar CON, FFPN 1992 - 2004 12 Years
11 Alh. Dr. Hassan Ahmed II MFR, mni 2004 - 2018 14 Years
12 Mallam Ibrahim Usman Jibril 2018 -

References

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  1. ^ "Latitude and longitude of Nasarawa Nigeria". Latitude. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  2. ^ "Nasarawa, Nasarawa, Nasarawa State, Nigeria". mindat.org. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  4. ^ "Nasarawa | Nigeria".
  5. ^ "Nasarawa | Nigeria".
  6. ^ "Nasarawa | Nigeria".
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