Nasarawa, Nasarawa State

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]

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[1]
Country Nigeria
StateNasarawa State
HeadquartersNasarawa
Government
 • EmirAlhaji Ibrahim Usman Jibrin
Population
 (2006)
 • Total189,835
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

Education

Nasarawa town is home to tertiary institutions such as:

Resources

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

Agriculture

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 a secondary school and a hospital. It is located at the intersection of local roads that lead to Keffi and the Benue River ports of Loko and Umaisha. Pop. (2006) local government area, 189,835[5]

Kingdom

Nasarawa, also spelled Nassarawa, is a town in Nasarawa State, 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

Chronology of Fulani Rulers of Nasarawa Since 1835 - Date

S/NRULERPERIODDURATION
1Umaru Usman (Makama Dogo - Founder)1835 - 185823 Years
2Ahmadu Umaru1858 - 187820 Years
3Muhammadu Sani (Mamman Sani)187840 Days
4Muhammadu Umaru Dan Waji (Maje-Lokoja)1878 - 192345 Years
5Ahmadu Dan Ahoda1923 - 19241 year
6Muhammadu Dan Ashaba1924 - 19262 Years
7Usman Ahmadu1926 - 194216 Years
8Alh. Umaru Muhammadu (Maje-Haji)1942 - 196018 Years
9Alh. Jibrin Idrisu Mairiga MFR1960 - 199232 years
10Alh. Ibrahim Ramalan Abubakar CON, FFPN1992 - 200412 Years
11Alh. Dr. Hassan Ahmed II MFR, mni2004 - 201814 Years
12Mallam Ibrahim Usman Jibril 2018 -

References
  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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