Takum
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. 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 Abuja, Fadama, Rogo, Gahwetun, Mbarikam, Fawen, Bete, Peva Chanchanji, Sufa, Shimta, Kufi, Muji, Akenten, Kufxang,Bassang, Likam, Tampwa etc.
Ikam
Ikam,Yoka | |
|---|---|
LGA and town | |
| Takum | |
| Nickname(s): TTM | |
| Motto(s): Together We are One | |
  Ikam Location in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 7°15′N 9°59′E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Taraba State |
| Local Government Headquarters | Takum |
| Government | |
| • Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government Council | Shiban Y. Tikari[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 |
Major tribe is Kuteb,and later join by Kpanzon,Ichen,Chamba,Hausa, Tiv [2] Takum is under the Traditional leadership of the Ukwe of Takum which can be selected from the two ruling families: Akenten and Likam according to 1963 Gazette.
Takum is the home town of General T.Y. Danjuma (Rtd) and the current Executive Governor of Taraba State; Arch. Darius Dickson Ishaku and Barr Sam Tsokwa 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]
- Bete language (in Bete town)
- Bukwen language
- Bukwen language
- Hõne language
- Dandan language
- Kapya language (in Kapya village)
- Kpan language
- Kpati language [extinct]
- Kutep language
- Lufu language (in Lufu and Lufu Jauro)
- Mashi language
- Samba 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)
State capital: Jalingo | ||
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