Demsa

Demsa is a Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Nigeria with headquarters located in Demsa. Demsa lies on the Benue River.

Demsa is a Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Nigeria with headquarters located in Demsa. Demsa lies on the Benue River. ==People and languages== ===Population and ethnic groups=== Population is 180,251. It is inhabited by ethnic groups such as the Bachama (Bwatiye) Batta, Yandang, Bille, Mbula, Maya, Bare and Fulani. ===Languages=== In a 2022 demographic survey of Internally displaced persons (IDPs), the most predominant languages (spoken at homes and places of primary residence) present in the local government area were; Bachama/Bwatiye – 21.5%, Hausa – 15.2%, Bali – 14.2%, Kutep – 9.9%, Fulfulde, specifically Eastern or Adamawa Fulfulde – 9.2%, Longuda – 5.6%, English – 5.6%, Mbula–Bwazza – 4.7%, Kilba/South Marghi – 3.2%, Bata (Gbwata) – 2.2%, Waka & Yendang – 1.3%, Wazan (Mofu) – 1.2%, Tula – 1.1%, Unknown – 1.1%, Chamba Donga – 1.1%, Dza (Jen) – 1.1%, Sibalenhon – 1.1%, and eight other languages under 0.5% each. This data was not obtained from a nationally co-ordinated population headcount. The last time Nigeria included ethnic and linguistic data in its enumeration parameters was in the national census of 1963. === Demsa's cloud cover=== The average proportion of sky covered by clouds in Demsa varies significantly seasonally throughout the year. Around October 26 marks the start of Demsa's clearer season, which lasts for 4.5 months and ends around March 9. In Demsa, January is the clearest month of the year, with the sky remaining clear, mostly clear, or partly cloudy 54% of the time. Beginning around March 9 and lasting about 7.5 months, the cloudier period of the year ends around October 26. May is the cloudiest month of the year in Demsa, with the sky being overcast or mostly cloudy 79% of the time on average during this month. ==Languages== The languages spoken in Demsa LGA are, Bachama wakka Bali Bata Bille Mbula-Bwazza

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