Takum

Takum
LGA and town
Nickname: 
TTM
Motto: 
Together We are One
Coordinates: 7°15′N 9°59′E / 7.250°N 9.983°E / 7.250; 9.983
Country Nigeria
StateTaraba State
Local Government HeadquartersTakum
Government
 • ChairmanHon. Boyi Manja [CTC]
Area
 • Total2,503 km2 (966 sq mi)
Population
 (2006 census)
 • Total135,349
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix
671
ISO 3166 codeNG.TA.TA
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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.[citation needed]

Major tribes are the Kuteb, Ichen, Kpanzon, Tiv, Chamba and Hausa,[citation needed] Takum is under the Traditional leadership of the Ukwe Takum dating back to the 16th century.

The postal code of the area is 671.[1]

Geography

Located 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 / 7.26667; 9.98333.Culture & Leadership

The Ukwe

The Ukwe 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 the stool of Ukwe Takum. Even in modern Politics and Government, the seniority factor among the Kutebs still accounts rulers since 1500 AD.

Rulers

 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
Ukwe Rimamnyang Habu Ahmadu II 2024- to Date

Climate

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.[2][3][4]

Languages

Takum is highly linguistically diverse, with more than a dozen distinct local languages (mostly Jukunoid languages and Southern Bantoid languages).[5]

References

  1. ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
  2. ^ "Takum, Taraba, NG Climate Zone, Monthly Averages, Historical Weather Data". tcktcktck.org. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  3. ^ Atlas, Weather. "Yearly & Monthly weather - Takum, Nigeria". Weather Atlas. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Takum, Taraba, Nigeria 10-Day Weather Forecast - The Weather Channel | Weather.com". The Weather Channel. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  5. ^ Languages of Nigeria (Ethnologue 22nd edition)


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The New Chief of Takum is HRM Barrister Sopiya Ahmadu Gboshi III.