Takumⓘ is a Local Government Area of Taraba State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is the town of Takum, it was created out of Wukari local government in June 1976. 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 (Peva), Sufa, Shimta, Kufi, Muji, Akenten, Lufu, Kashimbilla, Kpaasan, Likam, Bete, Malumshe, Jidu, Tampwa, Dumse, Nyayirim, Liji, Shibong Igbang, Barki Lissa, Acha Sarka, Sabon Gida Yukuben etc. Takum LGA is divided into eleven electoral wards namely: BETE, CHANCHANJI, DUTSE, FETE, GAHWETON, KASHIMBILA, MANYA, ROGO, SHIBONG, TIKARI, YUKUBEN [citation needed]
Takum | |
|---|---|
LGA and town | |
| Nickname: TTM | |
| Motto: Together We are One | |
 Interactive map of Takum | |
| Coordinates: 7°15′N 9°59′E / 7.250°N 9.983°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Taraba State |
| Local Government Headquarters | Takum |
| Government | |
| • Chairman | Hon. Bako Benjamin |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,503 km2 (966 sq mi) |
| Population (2006 census) | |
• Total | 135,349 |
| • Density | 54.07/km2 (140.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| 3-digit postal code prefix | 671 |
| ISO 3166 code | NG.TA.TA |
Major tribes are the Kuteb, Ichen, Kpanzon, Tiv, Chamba, Uhumkhigi and Hausa.[citation needed] Takum is under the Traditional leadership of the The Chief of Takum Barr. Sopiya Ahmadu, Gboshi II.
The postal code of the area is 671.[1]
Geography
editLocated adjacent to the montane borderland between Nigeria and Cameroon, Takum spans an area of 2,503 km2 with a population of 135,349 at the 2006 census.[citation needed] Its coordinates are: 7°16′00″N 9°59′00″E / 7.26667°N 9.98333°E.
Culture & Leadership
editThe Chief of Takum
editThe Ukwe is the Supreme Head of the ruling families. This position was earlier reserved for the Tkiari, Dinyi, Likam and Akente ruling families, But over there years, the Taraba State house of Assembly pass into law a bill that initiated the rotational kingship among the three (3) major tribes in Takum; Kuteb, Kpanzon and Chamba. The Kuteb tribe rejected that arrangement. Hence only the Chamba and Kpanzon agreed.
Rulersedit |
Reign |
|---|---|
| Ukwe Likam Kuteb I | 1510-1550 |
| Ukwe Rucwu Acha I | 1550-1600 |
| Ukwe Kuteb Riyang II | 1600-1645 |
| Ukwe Ajunkwe Acebuy | 1645-1695 |
| Ukwe Andeburga Ricwu Acha | 1695-1730 |
| Ukwe Kingham Gankwe I | 1730-1775 |
| Ukwe Ganza Kwetsa | 1775-1815 |
| Ukwe Atirikwe | 1815-1855 |
| Ukwe Ayipte Gayara | 1855-1890 |
| Ukwe Ribon Ipop Gamina | 1890-1912 |
| Ukwe Ahmadu Gankwe | 1912-1926 |
| Ukwe Hassan A Gankwe | 1926-1929 |
| Ukwe Ibrahim Kufang | 1929-1938 |
| Ukwe Audu Gyaa Ahmadu Kufang II | 1938-1963 |
| Ukwe Ali Ibrahim | 1963-1996 |
| Barr Sopiya Ahmadu Boshi II | 2024- to Date |
Climate
editLanguages
editTakum is highly linguistically diverse, with more than a dozen distinct local languages (mostly Jukunoid languages and Southern Bantoid languages).[5]
- Kuteb language
- Hausa
- Uhumkhigi Language
- Kpan language
- Acha Language
- Tiv language
References
edit- ↑ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
- ↑ "Takum, Taraba, NG Climate Zone, Monthly Averages, Historical Weather Data". tcktcktck.org. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ↑ Atlas, Weather. "Yearly & Monthly weather - Takum, Nigeria". Weather Atlas. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ↑ "Takum, Taraba, Nigeria 10-Day Weather Forecast - The Weather Channel | Weather.com". The Weather Channel. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ↑ Languages of Nigeria (Ethnologue 22nd edition)
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