Doma, Nigeria
Doma | |
|---|---|
LGA and Town | |
| Coordinates: 8°23′42″N 8°21′38″E / 8.39500°N 8.36056°E | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| State | Nasarawa State |
| Headquarters | Doma |
| Government | |
| • Andoma | Ahmadu Aliyu Ogah |
| Area | |
• Total | 1,048 sq mi (2,714 km2) |
| Population (2022) | |
• Total | 214,600 |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (WAT) |
Doma is a Local Government Area in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Doma. Doma LGA houses Special Forces Command, Federal Science and Technical College, Olam Rice Farm and Doma Dam.
It has an area of 2,714 km2 and had a population of 139,607 in the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 950. Odu is the annual festival in Doma local government. Farming is the occupation of most of the Alago people and the Bassa people who are the predominant tribes in Doma. While the Alago people are predominant in the Northern part of the Local Government Council, the Bassa people are found in great number in the Southern part of Doma.
The average temperature of Doma is 30 °C with a wind speed of an average of 12 km/h and a total rain precipitation of 1750 mm per annum.