New Bussa

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New Bussa is a planned town in Niger State, Nigeria, established to resettle communities displaced by the creation of Lake Kainji.

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New Bussa canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
planned town
country Nigeria
hasAlternativeName New Bussa, Niger State NERFINISHED
hasClimate tropical savanna climate
hasEconomicActivity agriculture
fishing related to Lake Kainji
local trade
hasFunction local commercial centre
hasLanguage English
Hausa
local Niger–Congo languages
hasNearbyInfrastructure Kainji Dam NERFINISHED
hasNearbyWaterBody Kainji Lake NERFINISHED
hasOriginEvent construction of Kainji Dam
hasPurpose resettlement of communities displaced by Lake Kainji
hasRole administrative centre of Borgu Local Government Area
hasSettlementType town
isResettlementTownFor communities displaced by the flooding of old Bussa
locatedIn Niger State NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Borgu Local Government Area NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion North Central Nigeria NERFINISHED
locatedNear Kainji National Park NERFINISHED
locatedOnContinent Africa
near Lake Kainji NERFINISHED
partOf Federal Republic of Nigeria NERFINISHED
reasonForEstablishment creation of Lake Kainji
replaces Bussa NERFINISHED
roadConnection connected by road to other towns in Niger State
timeZone West Africa Time (WAT)
surface form: West Africa Time
utcOffset +1

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Kainji Dam locatedNear New Bussa