| Official Name: | Ussa | ||||||
| Native Name: | Askaen | ||||||
| Settlement Type: | LGA | ||||||
| Pushpin Map: | Nigeria | ||||||
| Pushpin Mapsize: | 250 | ||||||
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Nigeria | ||||||
| Subdivision Type: | Country | ||||||
| Subdivision Name: |  Nigeria | ||||||
| Subdivision Type1: | State | ||||||
| Subdivision Name1: | Taraba State | ||||||
| Leader Title: | Chairman | ||||||
| Leader Party: | PDP | ||||||
| Leader Name: | Rimamsikwe Hassan Karma | ||||||
| Leader Constituency: | state house of Assembly (Taraba) | ||||||
| Leader Party2: | PDP | ||||||
| Leader Name2: | Haruna habila Timothy | ||||||
| Established Date: | 1996 | ||||||
| Seat: | Lissam | ||||||
| Unit Pref: | Metric | ||||||
| Area Total Km2: | 1495 | ||||||
| Module: |
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| Population As Of: | 2006 census | ||||||
| Population Total: | 92,017 | ||||||
| Population Density Km2: | auto | ||||||
| Timezone: | WAT | ||||||
| Utc Offset: | +1 | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 7.1167°N 15°W | ||||||
| Postal Code Type: | 3-digit postal code prefix | ||||||
| Postal Code: | 671 | ||||||
| Iso Code: | NG.TA.US |
Ussa is a local government area in Taraba State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Lissam. Ussa borders the Republic of Cameroon in the south; the Donga River forms its northern boundary. Ussa was created in 1996 during the regime of General Sani Abacha after an earlier attempt failed in 1983, Aticwo (kpambo), Rufu, Lumbu, Fikyu, Acha, Kpambo Puri, are some of the district councils within Ussa.[1]
It has an area of and a population of 92,017 at the 2006 census. Kuteb people are the ethnicity located in large population here.
The postal code of the area is 671.[2]
Ussa LGA is 1495 square kilometers in size, with an average temperature of 31 degrees Celsius. The LGA receives an estimated 1450 mm of rainfall annually and is located off the banks of the Donga River.[3] [4] [5]