Bassa is a Local Government Area in the north of Plateau State, Nigeria, bordering Kaduna and Bauchi States. Its headquarters are in the town of Bassa at9.93333°N, 8.73333°W. It has an area of 1,743 km2 with other small towns like Miango, Mc Alley; originally called Biciza, Jengre, villages such as Binchin, Zukku, Kwal, Saya, Gurum among many others and a population of 186,859 at the 2006 census. Bassa local government houses the Nigerian Army 3 Division, Maxwell Khobe Cantonment as well as a police station and the First bank of Nigeria. The postal code of the area is 930.

Languages

Languages spoken in Bassa are Rigwe, Timap, Ce, Buji– Boze, Atsam, Zele, Baw, T'kurmi, Lemoro, Shakara, Sanga, Tijanji, Tunzuii and Zora. Hausa and English are also widely spoken.

Festivals

Some festivals in Bassa Local Government Area; Remeze – Buji, azarachi festival of irigwe, irigwe new Year Celebration, Anchoncho– a hunting festival of the Bache (Rukuba) people, Amo new-year celebration.

Climate/Geography

The rainy season in Bassa is warm, humid, and cloudy, whereas the dry season is hot and partially cloudy. The average annual temperature is between 54°F and 92°F; it rarely falls below 48°F or rises above 97°F. With an average daily high temperature of 89°F, the hot season spans 2.6 months, from February 7 to April 25. At an average high temperature of 90°F and low temperature of 66°F, April is the hottest month of the year in Bassa. With an average daily high temperature of less than 79°F, the chilly season spans 2.9 months, from July 5 to October 2. December is the coldest month of the year in Bassa, with typical highs and lows of 85°F and 55°F, respectively. With a total area of 1743 square kilometers, Bassa LGA has two distinct seasons: the rainy and the dry. The region's average temperature is reported to be 29 degrees Celsius, with a humidity level of 45 percent.

Food

Bassa people are very rich in agriculture as a result, they are able to produce and prepare the following traditional foods such as moimoi, Kpewe – This is prepared with Acha and beans, Tinni – It is cooked with Millet, Beni seed and beans as the major ingredients, Kambar – from sweet potatoes, gwote, water yam etc. They plant Irish potatoes, sweet potatoes, maize, tamba as well as soya beans.