Book
An exploratory demographic study of the Nupe of Niger State: the case of Sakpe Village
A.N.U. Development Studies Centre • Canberra • Published In 1978 • Pages: xii, 115
By: Katcha, Abubakar.
Abstract
This study, conducted in April 1977, presents basic demographic characteristics of the Nupe village of Sakpe in Niger State. This village is located in a remote forest region of Nigeria and is predominantly a traditional Muslim farming community. Previous to this work there was little known about the demographic characteristics of the Nupe people. The only available information came from the Nigerian population censuses which the author believes were limited in scope, generally defective, and unreliable in content. Katcha, based on his fieldwork in the area, attempts to correct these deficiencies by providing updated information on birth rates, age-specific fertility rates, mortality rates, and related demographic factors such as marriage and breast-feeding practices.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2014
- Region
- Africa
- Sub Region
- Western Africa
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Indigenous Person
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 2012
- Field Date
- 1977
- Coverage Date
- 1977
- Coverage Place
- Sakpe, southern Niger state, Nigeria
- Notes
- [by] Abubakar Katcha
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 87-92)
- LCCN
- 79309317
- LCSH
- Nupe (African people)
- Sakpe (Nigeria)--Population
- Nigeria--Population