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New Karshi

New Karshi
Town
Skyline of New Karshi from the north axis entrance
Skyline of New Karshi from the north axis entrance
CountryNigeria
StateNasarawa
DistrictKaru LGA
Founded byAlhaji (Dr) Muhammadu Bako II
SeatEmir Palace
Government
 • TypeMonarchy
 • EmirDr Muhammadu Bako III
Population
 (2006 Census population growth projection)
 • Total25,000
Time zoneWest Africa Time (Lagos)

New Karshi is a town in Karu Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, Nigeria, founded in the 1980s by Muhammadu Bako II.[1][2] It is a semi-autonomous local government created out of Karu LGA as Karshi Development area with the administrative secretariat in Uke. Karshi has a local government chairman as its administrative head and a seat in the Nasarawa State House of Assembly.[3] Emir of Karshi Emirate, Alhaji (Dr) Muhammadu Sani Bako III, a first class chief is the traditional head of New Karshi.[4] It has a population of about 30,000 people. The predominant tribes are Gwandara, Gbagyi, Gade, Bassa and Hausa.[5][6][7][8]

New Karshi is 30 kilometers or about 50 minutes drive to Abuja city center on a traffic free period and 25 kilometers or 35 minutes drive to Keffi. It is bounded by Nasarawa Local Government to the South, Keffi Local Government to the East, the city of Abuja to the West.

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  2. ^ Ab (2014-03-07). "List of Towns and Villages in Karu". Nigeria Zip Codes. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  3. ^ "Nasarawa State of Nigeria". www.nasarawastate.gov.ng. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  4. ^ Staff, Daily Post (2016-02-21). "Gov. Al-Makura appoints Bako as new Emir of Karshi". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  5. ^ Fatokun, Muslima (2019-03-09). "History of Nasarawa State Nigeria". iDONSABI. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
  6. ^ "Gwandara". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
  7. ^ "Gbagyi". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
  8. ^ "Gade". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2019-10-25.

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