Takum
Ikam
Ikam | |
|---|---|
and town | |
| Takum | |
| Nickname(s): TTM | |
| Motto(s): Together We are One | |
| Coordinates: 7°15′N 9°59′E / 7.250°N 9.983°ECoordinates: 7°15′N 9°59′E / 7.250°N 9.983°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Taraba State |
| Local Government Headquarters | Takum |
| Government | |
| • Ukwe | Late Ukwe Ali[1] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2,503 km2 (966 sq mi) |
| Population (2006 census) | |
| • Total | 135,349 |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| 3-digit postal code prefix | 671 |
| ISO 3166 code | NG.TA.TA |
Takum is a Local Government Area in Taraba State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Takum, it is created out of Wukari local government in june 1976, at 7°16′00″N 9°59′00″E / 7.26667°N 9.98333°E. Takum borders the Republic of Cameroon in the south, Ussa Local Government to the west, Donga Local government to the north, District within Takum are Angwan Dutse, Angwa Abuja, Tikari, Fadama, Gahwetun, Akenten, Acha Nyim, Chanchanji, Sufa, Shimta, Kufi, Muji, Akenten, Jenuwa Gida, Jenuwa Nyifiye, Kwambai Lufu, Kashimbilla Bassang, Likam, Bete, Malumshe, Jidu, Tampwa, Dumse, Nyayirim, Barki Lissa,Acha Sarka, Sabon Gida Yukuben etc.
Major tribes are Kuteb, Kpanzon, Ichen, Chamba, Hausa, Tiv[2] Takum is under the Traditional leadership of the Ukwe Takum which can be selected from the two ruling families: Akenten and Likam according to 1963 Gazette. The last Ukwe Takum is Late which was Ukwe Ali Ibrahim Zorto
Takum is the home town of General T.Y. Danjuma (Rtd) and the current Executive Governor of Taraba State; Arch. Darius Dickson Ishaku among many other notable great citizens of the Country.
It has an area of 2,503 km2 and a population of 135,349 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 671.[3]
Languages[]
Takum is highly linguistically diverse, with more than a dozen distinct local languages (mostly Jukunoid languages and Southern Bantoid languages).[4]
- Kuteb language (Nigeria)|kuteb language]]
- Bukwen language
- Kapya language (in Kapya village)
- Kpan language
- Kutep language
- Lufu language (in Lufu and Lufu Jauro)
- Chamba Leko language
- Tiv language
- Yukuben language
References[]
- ^ "Taraba State Local Government Council Chairmen". Nigeria: Taraba State. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ http://www.kuteb.tripod.com
- ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ^ Languages of Nigeria (Ethnologue 22nd edition)
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