Taraba is a state in North Eastern Nigeria, named after the Taraba River, which traverses the southern part of the state.
Taraba state's capital is Jalingo. The main ethnical groups are the Fulani, Tiv, Mumuye, Mambilla, Wurkuns, Jukun, Kuteb, Yandang, Ndola, Itchen, Tigun and Jibu.
The northern corridor is substantially dominated by Fulani of Muri emirate. The southern corridor are dominated by the Jukun, Chamba, Tiv, Kuteb andIchen.
The central region is substantially enthralled by the Fulani, Mambilla and the Jibu peoples. There are over 77 different lines, and their languages in Taraba State.
HISTORY
Taraba state was created out of the former Gongola state on 27 August 1991, by the military government of General Ibrahim Babangida.
GEOGRAPHY
Taraba state is bounded in the west by Nasarawa state and Benue state, northwest by Plateau state, north by Bauchi state and Gombe state, northeast by Adamawa state, and south by Northwest Region in Cameroon.
The Benue, Donga, Taraba and Ibi are the main gutters in the state. They rise from the Cameroonian mountains, straining nearly the entire length of the state in the North and South directions to link up with the River Niger.( citation demanded) The climate of Taraba state is marked by an periodic average temperature of 33 °C but high position of cold in January and an increased downfall in August.
( 4) The chance of downfall in Taraba state is40.35 with54.98 relative moisture. The state is generally veritably warm in March with40.44 °C, and an average wind of8.84 km/h.
Taraba state has numerous hospitals and health care centers, some of them are:
Other languages spoken in Taraba state are Akum, Bukwen, Esimbi, Fali of Baissa, Jiba, Njerep, Tha, Yandang, Yotti, Ywom.[7]
TERTIARY INSTITUTION
The central region is substantially enthralled by the Fulani, Mambilla and the Jibu peoples. There are over 77 different lines, and their languages in Taraba State.
Location of Taraba State in Nigeria
Coordinates: 8°00′N 10°30′E
- Country
Nigeria - Date created: 27 August 1991
- Capital: Jalingo
• BodyGovernment of Taraba State
- Governor : (List)Agbu Kefas (PDP)
- Deputy GovernorAminu Alkali (PDP) • LegislatureTaraba State House of Assembly • SenatorsC: Haruna Manu (PDP) N: Shuaibu Isa Lau (PDP) S: David Jimkuta (APC) • RepresentativesList
- Area • Total54,473 km2(21,032 sq mi) • Rank3rd of 36
- Population
(2006 census)• Total2,294,800
- Rank 30th of 36GDP (PPP)
- Year2021
- Total$13.27 billion
- Per capita$3,720
- Time zoneUTC+01 (WAT)
- postal code: 660001 ISO 3166 codeNG-TAHDI (2018)0.501
- low · 26th of 37
- Website: tarabastate.gov.ng
- Courage hospital
- Federal Medical Center (FMC)
- Gateway hospital
- General hospital bali
- Sauki hospital and maternity
- Totus hospital and maternity
- Albert healthcare company
- Taraba specialist hospital
- kwararafa hospital and maternity
- Federal polythecnic bali medical center
- First referral hospital
- Biyama hospital
| LGA | Languages |
|---|---|
| Ardokola | Fulfulde, Mumuye, Jibu (Jukun Kona) |
| Bali | Fulfulde; Ichen Language Fam; Gbaya, Northwest; Jibu; Jukun Takum; Kam; Mumuye; Ndoola; Chamba Dakka; chamba leko; Tiv; |
| Donga | Ichen Language, Ekpan, Chamba Leko, Tiv. |
| Gashaka | Fulfulde, Chamba Daka; Yamba Tiv |
| Gassol | Fulfulde, Wapan, Tiv |
| Ibi | Duguri; Dza, Tiv, Fulfulde, Wanu |
| Jalingo | Fulfulde, Mumuye; Jibu (Jukun Kona) |
| Karim Lamido | Fulfulde; Dadiya; Dza; Jiba; Jiru; kodei; Kulung; Kyak; Laka; Munga Lelau; Loo; Mághdì; Mak; Munga Doso; Mumuye; Nyam; Pangseng; Wurkun-Anphandi; Shoo-Minda-Nye; Yandang; Hõne; Kwa; Pero. |
| Kurmi | Ndoro; Ichen language; Tigun language; Abon; Bitare. |
| Lau | Fulfulde, Dza; Loo; Yandang, Laka |
| Sardauna | Fulfulde, Áncá; Batu; Buru; Fum; Lamnso'; Lidzonka; Limbum; Mambila; Mbembe, Tigon; Mbongno; Mvanip; Nde-Gbite; Ndoola; Ndunda; Nshi; Somyev; Viti; Vute; Yamba, kaka |
| Takum | Mashi; Bete; Ichen Language; Jukun Takum; Kapya; Kpan; Kpati; Kuteb; Lufu; Acha language Acha; Tiv; Yukuben |
| Ussa | Kuteb |
| Wukari | Jukun, Ichen Language; Ekpan; Kpati; Kulung; Tarok; Tiv; Wapan |
| Yorro | Mumuye, Fulfulde |
| Zing | Mumuye, Nyong; Rang; Yandang |
- Federal University, Wukari
- Taraba State University Jalingo
- Kwararafa University Wukari
AGRICULTURE
Taraba State has numerous seminaries and education centers. The major occupation of the people of Taraba state is husbandry. Cash crops produced in the state include coffee, tea, groundnuts and cotton.( citation demanded) Crops similar as sludge, rice, sludge, millet, cassava, and yam are also produced in marketable volume. ( 11) In addition, cattle, lamb and scapegoats are reared in large figures, especially on the Mambilla Plateau, and along the Benue and Taraba denes .( citation demanded) also, the people of Taraba state take over other beast product conditioning like flesh product, rabbit parentage and gormandizer husbandry in fairly large scale. Communities living on the banks of River Benue, River Taraba, River Donga and Ibi, engage in fumbling all time round. Other occupational conditioning similar as crockery, cloth- weaving, dyeing, mat- timber, figure, embroidery and blacksmithing are also carried out in colorful corridor of the state.NATURAL RESOURCES
Taraba state has abundant natural coffers for artificial and marketable use, these include
Mineral raw materials
- Barytes
- Bauxites
- Graphite
- Limestone
- Gypsum
- Kaoline
- Feldspar
- Mica
- Pyrite
- Uranium
- Gemstone
Agro-raw materials
- Maize
- millet
- Sorghum
- Rice
- Groundnut[14]
- Cassava
- Fish
- Gum Arabic
- Cotton
- Timber
- Palm oil
- Cocoa
- Citrus
- Sugarcane
- Soya Beans
CULTURE
The government has made combined sweats to ameliorate areas of sightseer lodestones like Mambilla Tourist Center, Gumpti Park and game reserve in Gashaka;, Karimjo Abedahh jubilee and the Nwunyu fishing jubilee in Ibi, all this is generally held in April of each time where conditioning similar as canoe racing, swimming competition and artistic balls are held. Other carnivals are Purma of the Chamba in Donga, Takum and Jibu culture cotillion in Bali, the Tagba of Acha People in Takum, Kuchecheb of Kutebs in Takum and Ussa,( 15) Kati of the Mambilla and host of others. Taraba is called" Nature's gift to the nation" as the state is rich and has numerous ethnical groups, including Kuteb, Chamba, Yandang, Mumuyes, Mambila, Karimjo, Wurkums, Jenjo, Jukun, Ichen, Tiv, Kaka, Pena, Kambu, kodei, Wawa, Vute, Fulani, Hausa and Ndola. A striking literal fact about the State is that it encompasses part of the Mambilla Region which is famed as the Bantu cradle, having been enthralled for some five glories to date( Schwartz, 1972; Zeitlyn & Connell, 2003) Transportation In swash Lamido, Taraba State A Mountain in Gembu The Mambilla Plateau Donga River, Taraba state Loop traditional hop from Taraba State Cijin Lake in Gembu, Taraba state Ngel Nyaki Forest Reserve, 2012 Gashaka Gumti National Park Taraba State The state government is led by a democratically tagged governor who works nearly with members of the state's house of assembly. The capital megacity of the state is Jalingo.( 18) The governor of the state is named using a modified two- round system. To be tagged in the first round, a seeker must admit the plurality of votes and over 25 of votes in at least two- third of the state original governmentareas. However, a alternate round will be held between the top seeker and the coming seeker to have entered a plurality of votes in the loftiest number of original government areas, If no seeker passes threshold.( 19).DROP YOUR COMMENT IN THE SECTION FOR US.