New Bussa is a town in Niger State

Niger State

Niger State is a state in the western part of Nigeria and the largest state in the country. The state capital is Minna, and other major cities are Bida, Kontagora, and Suleja. It was formed in 1976 when the then North-Western State was bifurcated into Niger State and Sokoto State.The state is named...

, Nigeria

Nigeria

Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...

. It is the new site of Bussa

Bussa (town)

Bussa was the capital of northern Borgu, in northern Nigeria. It was the farthest navigable point on the Niger River, just above the rapids. The town site is now covered by Lake Kainji, which was created in 1968 with the construction of the Lake Kainji dam...

 after the Kainji Lake

Kainji Lake

Kainji Lake, in western Nigeria, is a reservoir on the Niger River, formed by the Kainji Dam. It was formed in 1968 and is a part of Niger State and Kebbi State. Kainji Lake National Park , situated around the lake, is Nigeria's oldest National Park, established in 1976.-Dam:The Kainji Dam is...

 dam set the previous location underwater. As of 2007 New Bussa had an estimated population of 24,449.
New Bussa is the headquarters of the Borgu Emirate

Borgu Emirate

The Borgu Emirate is a Nigerian traditional state with its capital in New Bussa, Niger State, Nigeria. The Emirate was formed in 1954 when the Bussa and Kaiama emirates were merged...

 and the Borgu Local Government Area.

Geography

New Bussa sits at 9°53′N 4°31′E, and the original town of Bussa was located about 40 km North of New Bussa at 10°13′51"N 4°28′31"E (altitude 561 ft or 170 meters).