Jalingo LGA of
Taraba State
Population: 140,318
Jalingo Local Government Area (LGA), with
headquarters in Jalingo Town, falls under Taraba North Senatorial District. It
became the state capital in 1991. Covering 401.2 square kilometres, it had 140,318
people in 2006, projected to be 220,700 in 2022, with a density of 1,077 people
per square kilometres.
Jalingo is a hub for government services, e...
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Karim Lamidu LGA of
Taraba State
Population: 193,924
Karim Lamido Local Government Area (LGA), based in Karim
Lamido Town, lies in Taraba North Senatorial District. Established in 1991, it
spans 6,092 square kilometres and had 193,924 people in 2006 census, projected
at 305,100 in 2022, equating to a density of 36 people per square kilometres.
Agriculture, cattle herding, and fishing drive the local...
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Kurmi LGA of
Taraba State
Population: 91,282
Kurmi Local Government Area (LGA),
headquartered in Ba'issa, is located in Taraba Central Senatorial District.
Created in 1996, it has an area of 4,487 square kilometres. With a population
of 91,282 (2006 census), projected to be 143,600 by 2022, with a density of 74
people per square kilometres.The economy is sustained by timber, cocoa farming,
an...
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Lau LGA of
Taraba State
Population: 95,190
Lau
Local Government Area (LGA), with headquarters in Lau Town, is part of Taraba
North Senatorial District. It was created in 1991 and covers 1,473 square kilometres,
housing 95,190 people in 2006 census, projected to over 149,700 in 2022, giving
it a density of 85 people per square kilometres.
Lau’s economy is based on agriculture and fishing, wi...
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Sardauna LGA of
Taraba State
Population: 224,357
Sardauna
Local Government Area (LGA), with headquarters in Gembu, is situated within the
Taraba North Senatorial District. Created in 1976, it spans an area of 4,750 square
kilometres. It had a population of 224,357 in 2006 census, which is estimated
to have grown to about 352,900 in 2022, resulting in a density of approximately
38 people per squar...
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Takum LGA of
Taraba State
Population: 134,576
Takum
Local Government Area (LGA), headquartered in Takum Town, lies within Taraba
South Senatorial District. Established in 1976, it covers 3,098 square
kilometers. The population was 134,576 in 2006 census, projected to increase to
over 211,700 in 2022, giving it a density of 78 people per square kilometres.
The economy is based on agriculture, w...
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