It has an area of 1,743 km2 with other small towns like Miango, Mc Alley; originally called Biciza, Jengre, villages such as Binchin, Zukku, Kwal, Saya, Gurum among many others and a population of 186,859 at the 2006 census.

Bassa local government houses the Nigerian Army 3 Division, Maxwell Khobe Cantonment as well as a police station and the First bank of Nigeria.

[1] Languages spoken in Bassa are Rigwe, Timap, Ce, Buji– Boze,[2] Atsam, Zele,[2] Baw, T'kurmi, Lemoro, Shakara, Sanga, Tijanji, Tunzuii and Zora.

[4] With an average daily high temperature of less than 79°F, the chilly season spans 2.9 months, from July 5 to October 2.

[5][6] With a total area of 1743 square kilometers, Bassa LGA has two distinct seasons: the rainy and the dry.