Taraba River
The Taraba River is a river in Taraba State, Nigeria, a tributary of the Benue River. It joins the Benue on a floodplain 10 km wide and 50 km across.[1]
The major towns along the River Taraba are , , , , , and . The major economic activities on the river are fishing, farming of rice, yam, groundnut.
The major ethnic groups inhabiting the river are the Jibu and the Chamba.
References[]
- ^ Hughes, R. H. (1992). A Directory of African Wetlands. IUCN. p. 416. ISBN 9782880329495.
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- Benue River
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