Brass Local Government Area

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Brass Local Government Area is an administrative region in Bayelsa State, Nigeria, located in the Niger Delta and known for its coastal communities and oil-related activities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division
local government area
administrativeCentreType town
administrativeLevel third-level administrative division in Nigeria
belongsTo Nigerian Niger Delta oil-producing areas
border Atlantic Ocean
climate tropical rainforest climate
country Nigeria
economicActivity fishing and seafood processing
oil and gas
petroleum-related services
environmentalIssue coastal erosion
oil pollution risk
geographicalFeature barrier islands
creeks and estuaries
mangrove swamps
governanceSystem local government council headed by a chairman
governedBy Brass Local Government Council
hasCapital Brass
hasCoastline Gulf of Guinea
hasEthnicGroup Ijaw people
hasIndustry offshore oil production
onshore oil-related logistics
hasPort Brass oil terminal area
hasSettlement Brass
Okpoama
Twon-Brass
headquarters Brass
knownFor coastal communities
fishing
offshore oil and gas operations
oil-related activities
locatedIn Bayelsa State
Niger Delta
coastal area of Bayelsa State
partOf Bayelsa State
South South Nigeria
linked to: South-South Nigeria
primaryLanguage Ijaw languages
Nigerian Pidgin
region Niger Delta
religion Christianity
traditional beliefs
stateCapitalDistance relatively distant from Yenagoa
timeZone West Africa Time
transportMode small boats and ferries
water transport
utcOffset +1

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Brass isHeadquartersOf Brass Local Government Area
Nembe–Brass waterways near Brass Local Government Area
Brass Local Government Area governedBy Brass Local Government Council
linked to: Brass Local Government Area