Brass

Brass is a town in , Nigeria. It is a popular town in Bayelsa state owing to the heavy presence of natural resources in the town which has contributed largely to the development of the area. In 2006 it was home to more than 185,000.
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  • Type: Village with 246,000 residents
  • Description: local government area in Nigeria
  • Also known as: “Brass Local Government Area” and “Brass, Nigeria”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Twon-Brass.

Town
, previously known simply as Brass or Brasstown, is a Nembe speaking community on Brass Island in the Nun River estuary of Southern , , in the Brass Local Government Area.

Brass

Latitude
4.3° or 4° 18′ north
Longitude
6.25° or 6° 15′ east
Population
246,000
Elevation
5 metres (16 feet)
Open location code
6FP877X2+X2
Open­Street­Map ID
node 501499019
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­village
Geo­Names ID
8638097
Wiki­data ID
Q2923946
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Yoruba—“Brass” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “منطقة براس”
  • Cebuano: “Brass (distrito sa Nigeria)”
  • Cebuano: “Brass”
  • Chinese: “Brass”
  • Croatian: “Brass (Nigerija)”
  • Croatian: “Brass”
  • French: “Brass”
  • Fulah: “Brass”
  • Hausa: “Brass”
  • Hausa: “LGA”
  • Igbo: “Brass, Nịajịrịa”
  • Igbo: “Brass”
  • Italian: “Brass”
  • Japanese: “ブラス”
  • Lithuanian: “Brasas”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Brass”
  • Portuguese: “Bass (Nigéria)”
  • Portuguese: “Brass”
  • Spanish: “Brass”
  • Yoruba: “Agbegbe Ijoba Ibile Brass”
  • Yoruba: “Agbègbè Ìjọba Ìbílẹ̀ Brass”

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