Ibi | |
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LGA and town | |
Coordinates: 8°19′N 9°51′E / 8.317°N 9.850°E | |
Country | Nigeria |
State | Taraba State |
Local Government Headquarters | Ibi Town |
Government | |
• Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government Council | Bala Bako Sungbado |
Area | |
• Total | 2,672 km2 (1,032 sq mi) |
Population (2006 census) | |
• Total | 84,054 |
Time zone | UTC+1 ( WAT) |
3-digit postal code prefix | 620 |
ISO 3166 code | NG.TA.IB |
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Ibi is a town and administrative district in Taraba State, Nigeria. The town is located on the south bank of the Benue River, opposite the influx of the much smaller Shemankar River. Both the Taraba River and the Donga River flow into the Benue within the LGA.
Ibi is one of the sixteen local government areas of Taraba State, and is governed by an elected chairman.
Ibi is located where the traditional land trade route of eastern Igboland crossed the river trade route of the Benue River. [1] it is home to the hausa Fulani people who are predominantly Farmers and fishermen (especially those along the river bank) (up river). [2]. By 1899 the Niger Company established a trading station at Ibi, and by 1901 telegraph service to Lokoja had been established. [3] The British took control in 1900 and established Ibi as the administrative headquarters of western Muri. As cotton was one of the major crops of the area, steam powered cotton gins were established in Ibi in the early 1920s. [4]
Climate data for Ibi, Nigeria | |||||||||||||
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Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
Record high °C (°F) | 38.5 (101.3) |
40.5 (104.9) |
41.0 (105.8) |
39.5 (103.1) |
38.5 (101.3) |
34.5 (94.1) |
33.0 (91.4) |
33.5 (92.3) |
33.5 (92.3) |
35.0 (95.0) |
36.0 (96.8) |
36.5 (97.7) |
41.0 (105.8) |
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 35.0 (95.0) |
36.7 (98.1) |
37.1 (98.8) |
35.5 (95.9) |
32.5 (90.5) |
30.9 (87.6) |
30.0 (86.0) |
29.8 (85.6) |
30.5 (86.9) |
31.3 (88.3) |
33.4 (92.1) |
33.9 (93.0) |
33.1 (91.6) |
Daily mean °C (°F) | 26.8 (80.2) |
28.6 (83.5) |
30.6 (87.1) |
30.0 (86.0) |
26.8 (80.2) |
26.6 (79.9) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.0 (78.8) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.7 (80.1) |
27.0 (80.6) |
25.8 (78.4) |
27.4 (81.3) |
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 18.5 (65.3) |
20.5 (68.9) |
24.2 (75.6) |
24.4 (75.9) |
23.1 (73.6) |
22.2 (72.0) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.3 (72.1) |
22.1 (71.8) |
22.1 (71.8) |
20.7 (69.3) |
17.8 (64.0) |
21.7 (71.1) |
Record low °C (°F) | 13.0 (55.4) |
13.5 (56.3) |
16.5 (61.7) |
19.5 (67.1) |
20.0 (68.0) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.5 (67.1) |
19.5 (67.1) |
18.5 (65.3) |
14.0 (57.2) |
11.0 (51.8) |
11.0 (51.8) |
Average precipitation mm (inches) | 1 (0.0) |
2 (0.1) |
28 (1.1) |
96 (3.8) |
163 (6.4) |
193 (7.6) |
131 (5.2) |
137 (5.4) |
226 (8.9) |
138 (5.4) |
9 (0.4) |
7 (0.3) |
1,131 (44.5) |
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.3 mm) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 72 |
Average relative humidity (%) (at 07:00 LST) | 62 | 64 | 76 | 85 | 92 | 95 | 94 | 95 | 95 | 95 | 93 | 77 | 85 |
Mean monthly sunshine hours | 260.4 | 259.9 | 251.1 | 219.0 | 238.7 | 195.0 | 173.6 | 155.0 | 177.0 | 244.9 | 270.0 | 282.1 | 2,726.7 |
Mean daily sunshine hours | 8.4 | 9.2 | 8.1 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 7.9 | 9.0 | 9.1 | 7.5 |
Source: Deutscher Wetterdienst [5] |