Bida is a

Local Government Area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a federated state, state, province, division (politica ...

Niger State Niger State is a state in the North Central (Nigeria), North Central region of Nigeria, bordered to the east by Kaduna State and the Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria), Federal Capital Territory, to the north by Kebbi State and Zamfara State, ...

Nigeria Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...

and a city on the A124 highway which occupies most of the area. The LGA has an area of and a population of 188,181 at the 2006 census. The

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of the area is 912.

Geography

Bida is the second largest city in

with an estimated population of 178,840 (2007). It is located southwest of

Minna Minna is a city in the Middle Belt of Nigeria. It is the capital city of Niger State, one of Nigeria's 36 federal states. Its original two major ethnic groups are the Gbagyi and the Nupe peoples. History Archaeological evidence suggests ...

, capital of

, and is a dry, arid town. Bida has produced great men and women of substance who have positively had some great impact in the development of Nigeria. 1897 plan of the city of Bida

It is the capital of Nupe kingdom that stretches from the tip of Gurara local government down to river Niger on Jebba North Axis. Bida is listed by UNESCO as one of the cultural centers of the world as it housed the famous Masaga, Tswata Mukun, Dokodza bronze and brass industry till date. Bida is the only place in the world where the best groundnut crunchy cakes; popularly known as kuli- kuli is made. Districts include Katcha, Enagi, Baddeggi,

Agaie Agaie is a Local Government Area in Niger State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Agaie on the A124 highway. It has an area of 1,903 km and a population of 132,907 at the 2006 census. Agaie is inhabited by the Nupe People. The ...

, Pategi, Lemu, Kutigi, and others. There are other places in Bida such as Bamisu estate, Ramatu dangana, ECWA poly road, Small Market, Main Market and the Federal Medical Centre (Bida) others. There are also different schools like Federal Government Girls College Bida, Federal Polytechnic Staff Secondary School, New Solutions Comprehensive School, Egwafin College of Health Sciences, Edumana College of Health Science, Government College, Bida and other places of interest.

Economy

As an agrarian society, Bida is the centre of all the commercial activities in the Niger South district of Niger state. It is where mostly all the cash crops such as shea nuts, cashew nut, groundnut and rice are exported inlarge quantities to the outside world. The town is the heart of Niger state has it is blessed with arable land for farming different grains and tuber crops. It is also a gate way town to Ways - suburban village where virtually all the states in the South eastern part of the country converge to engage in buying, selling an exportation of livestock within an outside the country.

Climate

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rarely drop below 56°F or rise over 101°F in the

humid Humidity is the concentration of water vapor present in the air. Water vapor, the gaseous state of water, is generally invisible to the human eye. Humidity indicates the likelihood for precipitation, dew, or fog to be present. Humidity depe ...

, partly cloudy dry season, which has a hot and uncomfortable range of 62°F to 95°F. The hot season lasts for 2.7 months, from February 3 to April 23, with an average daily high temperature of over 93°F. The hottest month of the year in Bida is April, with an average high temperature of 94°F and low temperature of 76°F. With an average daily maximum temperature below 86°F, the chilly season lasts 3.3 months, from June 28 to October 7. With an average low of 64°F and a high of 90°F, December is the

coldest Cold is the presence of low temperature, especially in the atmosphere. In common usage, cold is often a subjective perception. A lower bound to temperature is absolute zero, defined as 0.00K on the Kelvin scale, an absolute thermodynamic ...

month of the year in Bida.

Demographics

The major ethnic group is the

Nupe Nupe or NUPE may refer to: *Nupe people, of Nigeria *Nupe language, their language * Nupe River, in the Huánuco Region, Peru * Bida Emirate, also known as the Nupe Kingdom, their former state *A member of the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity in the Uni ...

. Bida is the headquarters of the

Nupe Kingdom The Bida Emirate is a traditional state in Nigeria, a successor to the old Nupe Kingdom, with its headquarters in Bida, Niger State. The head of the emirate is the ''Etsu Nupe'', who is the leader of the Nupe people. History The old Nupe King ...

led by the

Etsu Nupe The Bida Emirate is a traditional state in Nigeria, a successor to the old Nupe Kingdom, with its headquarters in Bida, Niger State. The head of the emirate is the ''Etsu Nupe'', who is the leader of the Nupe people. History The old Nupe Kingd ...

(presently Etsu

Yahaya Abubakar Brig. Gen. Yahaya Abubakar (Rtd) Order of the Federal Republic, CFR is a first class traditional ruler (Emir or Amir) who has been the 12th Etsu Nupe, or King of the Nupe Kingdom, since 2003. His royal stool is situated in Bida, Niger state. Bac ...

). The leadership style of the ancient town of Bida is emirship, and the head of the town is addressed as

. Other tribes include

Igbo Igbo may refer to: * Igbo people, an ethnic group of Nigeria * Igbo language, their language * anything related to Igboland, a cultural region in Nigeria See also * Ibo (disambiguation) * Igbo mythology * Igbo music * Igbo art * * Igbo-Ukwu, a t ...

, Yoruba,

Hausa Hausa may refer to: * Hausa people, an ethnic group of West Africa * Hausa language, spoken in West Africa * Hausa Kingdoms, a historical collection of Hausa city-states * Hausa (horse) or Dongola horse, an African breed of riding horse See also ...

Igala Igala or IGALA may refer to: * IGALA, the International Gender and Language Association, an interdisciplinary academic organization * Igala Kingdom, a pre-colonial West African state * Igala language, a Volta–Niger language * Igala people ...

and Gbagi, Ibira.

References

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