Ethnic groups in Nasarawa State

All peoples of Nasarawa State on the atlas

• Alagomajority in 2 LGAs, present in 3 LGAs
• Madamajority in 2 LGAs, present in 4 LGAs
• Gwandaramajority in 1 LGA, present in 6 LGAs
• Afo (Eloyi)majority in 1 LGA, present in 3 LGAs
• Eggonmajority in 1 LGA, present in 6 LGAs
• Hausapresent in 13 LGAs
• Bassapresent in 4 LGAs
• Gbagyipresent in 3 LGAs
• Ebirapresent in 2 LGAs
• Ninzopresent in 2 LGAs
• Arumpresent in 1 LGA
• Kantana (Mama)present in 1 LGA
• Rindrepresent in 1 LGA
• Fulanipresent in 5 LGAs
• Tivpresent in 4 LGAs
• Idomapresent in 3 LGAs
• Jukunpresent in 2 LGAs
• Ham (Hyam)present in 1 LGA
• Kanuripresent in 1 LGA
• Koropresent in 1 LGA
• Kulerepresent in 1 LGA

Peoples by local government area

For each LGA: the peoples who are the majority there, those who are a large share of a mixed area, and smaller communities, as the atlas’s sources give them.

• Akwanga

  • Mada(Homeland)
  • Eggon(Smaller presence)
  • Hausa(Smaller presence)

• Awe

  • Alago(Shared area)
  • Afo (Eloyi)(Smaller presence)
  • Eggon(Smaller presence)
  • Gwandara(Smaller presence)
  • Hausa(Smaller presence)
  • Jukun(Smaller presence)
  • Tiv(Smaller presence)

• Doma

  • Alago(Homeland)
  • Bassa(Shared area)
  • Eggon(Smaller presence)
  • Gwandara(Smaller presence)
  • Hausa(Smaller presence)
  • Idoma(Smaller presence)
  • Mada(Smaller presence)
  • Tiv(Smaller presence)

• Karu

  • Gbagyi(Shared area)
  • Gwandara(Shared area)
  • Hausa(Smaller presence)

• Keana

  • Alago(Homeland)
  • Gwandara(Smaller presence)
  • Hausa(Smaller presence)
  • Tiv(Smaller presence)

• Keffi

  • Afo (Eloyi)(Shared area)
  • Gbagyi(Shared area)
  • Hausa(Shared area)
  • Eggon(Smaller presence)
  • Fulani(Smaller presence)
  • Ham (Hyam)(Smaller presence)
  • Koro(Smaller presence)
  • Mada(Smaller presence)

• Kokona

  • Gwandara(Homeland)
  • Mada(Homeland)
  • Afo (Eloyi)(Shared area)
  • Bassa(Smaller presence)
  • Eggon(Smaller presence)
  • Fulani(Smaller presence)
  • Hausa(Smaller presence)
  • Ninzo(Smaller presence)

• Lafia

  • Gwandara(Shared area)
  • Hausa(Shared area)
  • Alago(Smaller presence)
  • Eggon(Smaller presence)
  • Fulani(Smaller presence)
  • Kanuri(Smaller presence)
  • Mada(Smaller presence)
  • Tiv(Smaller presence)

• Nasarawa

  • Afo (Eloyi)(Homeland)
  • Bassa(Smaller presence)
  • Ebira(Smaller presence)
  • Fulani(Smaller presence)
  • Hausa(Smaller presence)
  • Idoma(Smaller presence)

• Nasarawa Egon

  • Eggon(Homeland)
  • Hausa(Smaller presence)

• Obi

  • Alago(Shared area)
  • Gwandara(Smaller presence)
  • Hausa(Smaller presence)
  • Jukun(Smaller presence)
  • Mada(Smaller presence)

• Toto

  • Bassa(Shared area)
  • Ebira(Shared area)
  • Fulani(Smaller presence)
  • Gbagyi(Smaller presence)
  • Hausa(Smaller presence)
  • Idoma(Smaller presence)

• Wamba

  • Arum(Shared area)
  • Kantana (Mama)(Shared area)
  • Ninzo(Shared area)
  • Rindre(Shared area)
  • Hausa(Smaller presence)
  • Kulere(Smaller presence)

Nigeria has not counted ethnicity in a census since 1963, so this page shows where peoples live, not how many there are. Areas are approximate and show where people live. They are not claims of land ownership.