5-751: Takum is a Local Government Area of Taraba State , Nigeria . Its headquarters is the town of Takum, it is 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, Barki Lissa,Acha Sarka, Sabon Gida Yukuben etc. Major tribes are
10-422: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . The New Chief of Takum is HRM Barrister Sopiya Ahmadu Gboshi III. Local Government Area of Nigeria Nigeria has 774 local government areas (LGAs), each administered by a local government council consisting of a chairman, who is the chief executive, and other elected members, who are referred to as councillors. Each LGA is further subdivided into
15-638: Is the Supreme Head of the Kutebland . In the proceeds of time as already ordain by KUTEB himself, this position is reserved for the Likam and Akente, which eventually appears that the value attached to seniority in Kuteb culture accounts for the retention of certain superiority by the Likam, and Akente the next most senior and neighbouring clan to Likam by being the source of the two royal families of Takum for
20-687: The Kuteb , Ichen, Kpanzon, Tiv , Chamba and Hausa , Takum is under the Traditional leadership of the Ukwe Takum dating back to the 16th century. The postal code of the area is 671. Located adjacent to the montane borderland between Nigeria and Cameroon, Takum spans an area of 2,503 km with a population of 135,349 at the 2006 census.. Its coordinates are: 7°16′00″N 9°59′00″E / 7.26667°N 9.98333°E / 7.26667; 9.98333 .Culture & Leadership The Ukwe
25-535: The stool of Ukwe Takum. Even in modern Politics and Government, the seniority factor among the Kutebs still accounts rulers since 1500 AD. Takum, a tropical wet and dry climate, has a yearly temperature of 31.41°C (88.54°F), which is 1.95% higher than Nigeria's norms. Takum is highly linguistically diverse, with more than a dozen distinct local languages (mostly Jukunoid languages and Southern Bantoid languages ). This Taraba State , Nigeria location article
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