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Nasarawa State
Areas within Nigeria
Nigeria
A first-level administrative division.
Since 1 October 1996
Plateau State
It has 13 local governments and a land area of 27,137.8 square kilometers with a population of 1,287,876. The capital
Rafia
(Lafia).
- Chinese name
- Nasarawa State
- Foreign name
- NASARAWA STATE
- fit
- Agricultural cultivation
- Main planting girder
- Rice, corn, cassava, high
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NASARAWA STATE
Suitable for farming. Mainly planting rice, corn, cassava, sorghum, millet, peanuts, beans and so on. In addition, cocoa, coffee, oil palm and other types of cultivation
Cash crop
. Within the state
The Benue River
Its tributaries facilitate fishing and agricultural irrigation. Mineral resources remain largely undeveloped. Traditional industries include dyeing, textile, carving, handicraft making, ceramics and so on. It is connected to other states by road, and the road condition between cities and towns in the state is also good, but the rural areas are inconvenient. Education, health care is relatively backward, water supply and power supply also need to be further improved.
Tourist attractions include the caves of Wggon, the Ferin Ruwa waterfall, the Hunki Lake, and the famous traditional pottery base of Kaffe.
Nigeria's road administration confirmed on September 17, 2019 that 18 people were killed and 6 injured in a serious traffic accident in Nasarawa State in central Nigeria. Ismaira Kugu, head of the Nasarawa state road administration department, told the media that the accident occurred on the 15th, a bus collided with a truck coming from the road in the state, resulting in 13 people were killed on the spot. As of the evening of the 16th, of the 11 injured people sent to the hospital, 5 died of their injuries, and the other 6 are still receiving treatment. Kugu said authorities had launched an investigation into the cause of the accident. He urged the public to drive cautiously and pay attention to the daily maintenance of vehicles to avoid unfortunate accidents. Road accidents are frequent in Nigeria due to poor road conditions and overloading and speeding. On the 9th of this month, a serious traffic accident occurred in Nasarawa state, killing 11 people and injuring 4 others
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