Doma | |
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LGA and Town | |
Coordinates: 8°23′42″N8°21′38″E / 8.39500°N 8.36056°E | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Nasarawa State |
Headquarters | Doma |
Government | |
• Andoma | Ahmadu Aliyu Ogah |
Area | |
• Total | 1,048 sq mi (2,714 km2) |
Population (2022) | |
• Total | 214,600 [1] |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (WAT) |
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Doma is a Local Government Area in Nasarawa State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Doma. Doma LGA houses Special Forces Command, [2] Federal Science and Technical College, [3] Olam Rice Farm [4] and Doma Dam. [5]
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. [6] Odu is the annual festival in Doma local government, Farming is the occupation of most of the Alago people who are the predominant tribe in 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 [7]
The Kingdom of Doma was founded in 1232 by Andoma and lasted until 1901 when it became part of the British Protectorate of northern Nigeria. [8]
Doma/Alago people led by Osabonya Ogoshi Andoma were believed to have moved and settled in other places including Idah in the present-day Kogi State, Apa, Otupka, and Ogyogo at the bank of river Benue in the present-day Benue State, and then in Oba’sidoma in the present-day Keana LGA of Nasarawa State before they finally settled at their present location. [9] The Alago-speaking people of Doma were originally known and referred to as Idoma and migrated from Apa the seat of the ancient Kwararafa Empire. Their popular tale indicated that Doma was founded in the 13th century- around 1232 AD. The general theories and history of Alago migration and settlement are by extension the theories and history of the Jukun/Kwararafa Empire which was the theory and history of constant movement from one settlement to another within the territorial boundary of the defunct Kwararafa Empire and indeed outside the area. [10] This includes the theory of Eastern Migration, early settlement, language classification, and ethnology, the theory of constant warfare, and the theory of the confederacy of the Kwararafa Empire. [11] This explains the relationship that existed between the Jukuns and the Alagos and by extension all the Kwararafa family members.
The Alago people of Doma and their brethren from Keana, Aloshi, Ibi, Obi, Agaza, Alagye, Agbashi, Agwatashi, and Assakio among others were believed to have come from the ancient Kwararafa empire. [12] The migration was said to have taken them to places such as Idah in Kogi State, Ogyogo in Benue State, Obasidoma in Keana LGA, and finally to Doma. Although the movement was in two phases, the first phase was led by the founder of Doma Osabonnya Ogoshi Andoma.
Throughout the year, the weather in Doma varies, with March being the hottest month and December the coldest. [13]
The climate in Doma is experiencing a shift in temperature, with warmer years and colder ones, as indicated by the positive trend in the temperature. [14]
List of Rulers of Doma
Names and Dates taken from John Stewart's African States and Rulers (2005). [8]
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