Kurmi, Nigeria
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Kurmi, Nigeria
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| Motto: Home of Abundant Natural Resource | |
 Interactive map of Kurmi, Nigeria | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Taraba State |
| Capital | Baissa |
| Local Government Area | 1996 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Local Government Area |
| • Chairman | Hon. Moses Maihankali |
| Area | |
• Total | 4,353 km2 (1,681 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 265 m (869 ft) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| Postal code | 671104[1] |
Kurmiⓘ is a Local Government Area in Taraba State, Nigeria. As a local government area it is administered by a Local Government Council consisting of a chairman, and elected councillors. The LGA is further divided into ten wards which are Abong, Ashuku/Eneme Akwento/Bokko, Baissa, Bente/Galea, Bissaula, Didan, Ndaforo/Gwanda, Njuwande, Nyido/Tosso. Its headquarters are in the town of Ba'Issa.[2]
Vegetation
Kurmi is bounded in the south by the Republic of Cameroon, in the south-east and North-east by Sardauna and Donga Local Government areas respectively. It is also bounded in the North by Bali Local Government, in North-west and south-west by Donga and Ussa Local Government areas respectively. It lies in an area of 1681 sqm with the population of 91,531 based on the 2006 census.[3]
Kurmi Local Government lies roughly between Latitudes 5° 31' and 7° 18'N, longitudes 10°18' and 11° 37'E at an elevation of 872 ft (265 m).
Kurmi local government Area lies on the south border with Cameroon and these areas are richly blessed with fertile soil which grows a number of cash crops and food crops such as Bananas, Plantains, Rice, Groundnuts, Oranges, Palm trees, Cocoyam and Cocoa.[4] Others include Maize, Guinea corn and Sesame. Kurmi is also a producer of high quality Timber and the only Local Government with the state owned abandoned Timber Company which was called Baissa Timber Development Corporation.[5][6]
In the North western part, is a grassland which also grows most off the cash and food crops. Majority of the populace being farmers, these crops are produced in large quantity for local consumption and the rest exported, either to other parts of the country or outside the country. While about 99% of the mountainous regions in the Local Government Area, are occupied by the Ndola ethnic group.[7] The Local Government is also endowed with various natural resource including precious stones like gemstones, Forest, Water falls and Mountains.
Ethnicity
There are three Major ethnic groups which include:
The Ndola and Tigun people are the native ethnic groups that occupy the fertile woodland of Kurmi while Itchen people, occupied the grassland and Tiv farmers and Fulani herders also make up the population.
