Bussa (Nigeria)
| Bussa | |||
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| Coordinates | 10 ° 11 ' N , 4 ° 32' E | ||
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| Country | Nigeria | ||
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| ISO 3166-2 | NG-KW | ||
| height | 140 m | ||
| Residents | 0 (since 1968) | ||
Bussa was a city in western Nigeria and has been inundated by the Kainji reservoir since 1968 . Bussa was the capital of the north of Borgu . The city was on the Niger , near rapids that restricted the navigability of the Niger for larger ships.
history
On his second expedition through Africa, the British African explorer Mungo Park drove along the Niger to Bussa, where he was killed in 1806, probably in a fight with local people. From 1894 to 1898 Bussa was the subject of a territorial dispute between Great Britain and France ; the city finally went to Great Britain in June 1898.
Flooding and relocation
The construction of the Kainji Dam from 1964 to 1968 required the relocation of approximately 42,000 people, which began in 1962. In the area of today's Kainji Reservoir there were 192 settlements, 121 of which were newly built in higher areas. Bussa was built further south as New Bussa .
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- ↑ http://www.archnet.org: Bussa New Town ( Memento of the original dated February 8, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
