Katsina Ala River

7°47′57″N 8°52′32″E / 7.7992°N 8.8756°E / 7.7992; 8.8756

Mouth of the Katsina Ala in the Benue

The Katsina Ala (or Katsina-Ala) is a river in central Nigeria, located within its Middle Belt. It serves as a major tributary of the Benue River in Nigeria. The source of the river is found in the Bamenda highlands in northwestern Cameroon.[1] It flows 320 kilometres (200 mi) northwest in Cameroon, crossing the NigeriaCameroon border into Nigeria.[2]

Katsina Ala river iin Benue state. While katsina ala community has an area of 2,402 km[sup 2] with a population of about 224,718 at the 2006 national census, a significant tributary of the Benue River and are environment-delicate regions that are generally powerless against climate change in Benue State. Decreased rainfall, evaporating of the river and other surface water bodies, flooding, disintegration, irritation and infection invasion and land.[3]

  1. ^ https://www.britannica.com/place/Katsina-Ala-River
  2. ^ "Katsina Ala River | river, western Africa". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
  3. ^ "Addressing Climate Change Risks on Water Resources and Food Security in Katsina Ala and Buruku Communities of Benue State". MENA Report. 20 October 2015. Gale A358337532 ProQuest 1724085651.

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