Keffi
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keffi
keffi hausa/fulani | |
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LGA and Town | |
| Keffi | |
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| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Nasarawa State |
| Headquarters | Keffi Town |
| Government | |
| • Type | chairman Hon. Baba shehu |
| • emir | Dr. Shehu cindo yamusa lll |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
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Keffi is a traditional town in north central nigeria Its headquarters are in the town of Keffi. Keffi is 50 kilometers from Abuja. Nasarawa State university is located in Keffi sitting along Keffi-Akwanga express way. and the present emir is Dr. Shehu cindo yamusa lll.[1][2]
It has an area of 138 km2 and a population of about 92,664 at the 2006 census.[2] The postal code of the area is 961.[3]
History
Keffi town was founded around 1802 by a Fulani warrior leader Abdu Zanga who took the title of emir.[4] His small dominion was subject to the Zaria emirate to which it had to pay an annual tribute of slaves.[5][2]
In 1902 Keffi was the location of an incident that led to the British invasion of Northern Nigeria, after the "magaji", a representative of the Zaria sultan killed a British officer. When the Magaji found refuge in Kano, this was the pretext for Lugard to invade the northern caliphate.[6][7][2]
Geography
Climate
Keffi has a tropical wet and dry or savanna climate (Classification: Aw) and is zero meters (0 feet) above sea level. The district averages a yearly temperature of 30.27oC 86.49oF, which is 0.81% warmer than the national average for Nigeria. Keffi generally experiences 160.03 wet days 43.84% of the time and receives about 140.81 millimeters of precipitation annually, or 5.54 inches.
In Keffi, the dry season is partly gloomy, the wet season is oppressive, and it's hot all year round. The average annual temperature ranges from 63 to 96 degrees Fahrenheit, rarely falling below 57 or rising over 102.
Between January 28 and April 13, a 2.5-month period known as the "hot season," with an average daily high temperature of more than 93°F. With an average high of 96°F and low of 73°F, March is the hottest month of the year in Keffi.
The 3.7-month cool season, which runs from June 20 to October 11, has an average daily maximum temperature of less than 85°F. With an average low of 63°F and high of 90°F, December is the coldest month of the year in Keffi.
Economy
In the Keffi LGA, there are numerous mineral resources, including those for tin and columbite. Crops including millet, sorghum, yams, and cotton are also grown in the region, making farming another important economic activity there. The Kefi cattle market, which draws hundreds of buyers and sellers, is one of many markets that are held in the Keffi LGA, where trade is also thriving. Animal husbandry and handicrafts are two other significant economic pursuits of the residents of Keffi LGA. Additionally, Keffi is home to numerous officially and privately owned banks, hotels, and other institutions.[8][9]
Notable people
- Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim – Director-General of NAPTIP
References
- ^ "About: Keffi". dbpedia.org. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
- ^ a b c d "Keffi | Nasarawa State, Middle Belt, Plateau State | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
- ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- ^ Keffi, an Encyclopaedia Britannica entry, lookup ion March 2019
- ^ The Ancient City of Keffi (Nasarawa State), Muzzammilwrites blog dated 22 November 2017, lookup in March 2019. The blogpost quotes from "Notes on Nassarawa Province, Nigeria", by Sciortino, J. C, p.7, Publication date ca. 1920, original accessible via [https://archive.org/details/notesonnassarawa00scioiala archive.org
- ^ cf. Sciortino p.7
- ^ Dusgate, Richard H (1985). The conquest of Northern Nigeria. London: Frank Cass. pp. 166-167. ISBN 0-7146-3227-9.
- ^ "Keffi Local Government Area". www.manpower.com.ng. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
- ^ I, Dr Charles J. J. Mambula (2017-01-01). "Impact of SMEs A Study of Keffi and Marraraba Metropolis.pdf". International Journal of Innovation and Economic Development.
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