 The population of the LGA was 209,400 people as of 2016, with an area of 1750 km².The region of Wase was founded around 1820 by a Fulani official in Bauchi, centered around the traditional walled town of the same name.At first, it served as a chiefdom ruled by the Jukun and was predominantly inhabited by the Basherawa, but it later became part of the British Royal Niger Company protectorate (later Northern Nigeria) following the arrival of British troops in 1898.