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
State	Taraba State
Local Government Headquarters	Takum
Government
• Chairman	Hon. Boyi Manja [CTC]
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

Takum is a Local Government Area of Taraba State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is the town of Takum, it was 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]

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.

The Ukwe is the Supreme Head of the Kutebland. In the proceeds of time as already ordained 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.

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]

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

• Kuteb language
• Hausa
• Kpan language
• Acha Language
• Tiv language

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