Biase
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Biase
Old Obutong | |
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  Biase | |
| Coordinates: 5°33′27″N 8°06′37″E / 5.5574°N 8.1104°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Cross River State |
| Government | |
| • Local Government Chairman | Ada Charles Egwu |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| Website | www |
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Biase is a Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Akpet Central. It has an area of 1,310 km2 and a population of 169,183 at the 2006 census. Biase is in the southern senatorial district of cross river state and languages spoken includes Erei, Efik, Ubaghara, Ukwa, Agwagwune, Umon. Efik is mostly spoken by the Ubaghara, Ukwa language and Umon clans.
The postal code of the area is 542.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
State capital: Calabar | ||
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