| Official Name: | Gassol | ||||||
| Pushpin Map: | Nigeria | ||||||
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 | ||||||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nigeria | ||||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||
| Subdivision Name: |  Nigeria | ||||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Taraba State | ||||||
| Subdivision Type2: | Local Government Headquarters | ||||||
| Subdivision Name2: | Mutum Biyu (Mutumbiyu) | ||||||
| Leader Title: | Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government Council | ||||||
| Leader Name: | Isa Muhammed Tobi | ||||||
| Unit Pref: | Metric | ||||||
| Area Total Km2: | 5548 | ||||||
| Population As Of: | 2006 census | ||||||
| Population Total: | 244,749 | ||||||
| Population Blank1 Title: | Ethnicities | ||||||
| Population Blank2 Title: | Religions | ||||||
| Timezone: | WAT | ||||||
| Utc Offset: | +1 | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 8.4°N 42°W | ||||||
| Module: |
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| Postal Code Type: | 3-digit postal code prefix | ||||||
| Postal Code: | 620 | ||||||
| Iso Code: | NG.TA.GS |
Gassol is a Local Government Area in Taraba State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Mutum Biyu (or Mutumbiyu or Mutum Mbiyu) on the A4 highway at.
It has an area of 5,548 km and a population of 244,749 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 672.[1]
The northern border of Gassol is the Benue River and the Taraba River flows north through the area to its confluence with the Benue.
Gassol is one of the sixteen LGAs of Taraba State whose majority population is the Fulani, Wurkun, and Jukun people, it is regarded as the hub of agriculture in Taraba with fulani rearing great herds of cattle while the Tiv and Jukun cultivate much yam making Dan-Anacha to have the biggest yam market in Taraba State, Dan-Anacha yam market. Fishing activities are greatly carried out by the Jukun Wanu people in Tella, one of the major towns in the LGA. Due to ethnic conflicts, there have been attempts to rename Dan-Anacha to Kwararafa though rejected by some people who believe it could be intended to favour a specific ethnic group.
The temperature in the wet season is overcast and partly cloudy, while the dry season is humid and mostly sunny, resulting in a hot year-round climate.[2] [3] [4]
The climate of Gassol is classified as tropical wet and dry, or savanna (Aw). The district experiences an annual temperature of 32.72ºC (90.9ºF), which is 3.26% higher than the average for Nigeria. Gassol has 158.91 rainy days (43.54% of the time) and 108.6 millimeters (4.28 inches) of precipitation on average every year.[5]