6-490: 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). The local government area has an area of 5,704 km and a population of 189,835 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 962. Nasarawa town is home to tertiary institutions such as: The area's economic activity centers on
12-603: A local government council consisting of a chairman, who is the chief executive, and other elected members, who are referred to as councillors. Each LGA is further subdivided into a minimum of ten and a maximum of twenty wards. A ward is administered by a councillor, who reports directly to the LGA chairman. The councillors fall under the legislative arm of the Local Government , the third tier of government in Nigeria, below
18-582: 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 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
24-556: 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,
30-523: The tin and columbite mining industry and farming. 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
36-522: 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 Chronology of Fulani Rulers of Nasarawa Since 1835 - Date [REDACTED] Media related to Nasarawa, Nasarawa State at Wikimedia Commons This Nasarawa State location article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Local Government Areas of Nigeria Nigeria has 774 local government areas (LGAs), each administered by
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