Bekwarra

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Bekwarra is a notable town and local government area in southeastern Nigeria, recognized for its predominantly agrarian community and cultural heritage within Cross River State.

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Label Occurrences
Bekwarra canonical 7

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf local government area ⓘ
town ⓘ
administrativeDivisionOf Cross River State ⓘ
agriculturalSystem rain-fed farming ⓘ
climate tropical wet and dry climate ⓘ
country Nigeria ⓘ
culturalPractice new yam festival ⓘ
culturalRegion Upper Cross River area ⓘ
demographicCharacteristic predominantly rural population ⓘ
economicSector small-scale trading ⓘ
subsistence agriculture ⓘ
ethnolinguisticGroup Bekwarra ⓘ
federalConstituency Bekwarra/Obudu/Obanliku Federal Constituency ⓘ
governanceLevel third-tier government in Nigeria ⓘ
hasDrySeason yes ⓘ
hasLocalGovernmentHeadquarters Abuochiche ⓘ
hasLocalMarkets periodic rural markets ⓘ
hasRainySeason yes ⓘ
hasSettlementType agrarian community ⓘ
hasTraditionalInstitution clan chiefs ⓘ
village heads ⓘ
inhabitedBy Bekwarra people ⓘ
knownFor agriculture ⓘ
cultural heritage ⓘ
languageFamily Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
languageSpoken Bekwarra language ⓘ
locatedIn Cross River State ⓘ
southeastern Nigeria ⓘ
partOf Northern Senatorial District of Cross River State ⓘ
primaryCrops cassava ⓘ
groundnut ⓘ
maize ⓘ
rice ⓘ
yam ⓘ
primaryEconomicActivity farming ⓘ
region South South Nigeria ⓘ
linked to: South-South Nigeria
religion Christianity ⓘ
traditional African religion ⓘ
sharesBorderWith Benue State ⓘ
Obudu Local Government Area ⓘ
Ogoja Local Government Area ⓘ
soilUse food crop cultivation ⓘ
stateCapitalDistanceRelation north of Calabar ⓘ
stateConstituency Bekwarra State Constituency ⓘ
timeZone West Africa Time ⓘ
transportInfrastructure local road network ⓘ
utcOffset +1 ⓘ

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