Brass
About
Brass is a Local Government Area in Bayelsa State, southern Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Twon-Brass on Brass Island along the coast, and it has a coastline of approximately 90 km on the Bight of Bonny. Much of the area is occupied by the Edumanom National Forest. The area covers 1,404 square kilometres and had an estimated population of 426,150 as at 2024. Its postal code is 562. The local government is run by an elected Local Government Chairman.
History
Brass is a traditional fishing village of the Nembe branch of the Ijo people. It became a slave-trading port for the state of Brass (Nembe) in the early 19th century, when it was ruled by African merchant "houses" encouraged by European traders. The state's chief slave-collecting centres, Brass and Nembe, often sent war canoes into the interior, especially through Igbo country, to capture slaves.
Source: Wikipedia: Brass, Nigeria
Key Facts
State
Bayelsa State
Headquarters
Twon-Brass
Chairman
Alabo Hanson Karima (PDP)
Area
1404 km²
Population
426,150 (2024 est)