Takum

Takum
LGA and town
Nickname: 
TTM
Motto: 
Together We are One
Interactive map of Takum
Coordinates: 7°15′N 9°59′E / 7.250°N 9.983°E / 7.250; 9.983
Country Nigeria
StateTaraba State
Government
 • ChairmanHon. Bako Benjamin
Area
 • Total
2,503 km2 (966 sq mi)
Population
 (2006 census)
 • Total
135,349
 • Density54.07/km2 (140.1/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)
3-digit postal code prefix
671
ISO 3166 codeNG.TA.TA

Takum Listenⓘ is a town and Local Government Area of Taraba State, Nigeria. 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, Liji, Shibong Igbang, Barki Lissa, Acha Sarka, Sabon Gida Yukuben etc. Takum LGA is divided into eleven electoral wards namely: Bete, Chanchanji, Dutse, Fete, Gahweton, Kashimbila, Manya, Rogo, Shibong, Tikari, Yukuben [citation needed]

Major tribes are the Kuteb, Ichen, Kpanzon, Tiv, Chamba, Uhumkhigi and Hausa.[citation needed] Takum is under the Traditional leadership of The Ukwe of Takum Rimamnyang Habu Ahmadu II.

The postal code of the area is 671.

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.

The Kuteb tribe is one of the fastest growing tribes in Nigeria with population of about 500,000 spread across Taraba State and other parts of Nigeria especially Southwest and South South. Other tribes found in Takum are Jukun (Kpanzo), Chamba, Ichen, Yukuben, Tiv, Hausa, Yoruba, Igbo, etc.

Takum Culture and Leadership

The Ukwe of Takum

The Ukwe is the Supreme Head of the ruling families. This position is exclusively reserved for the Likam and Akenten ruling families. The Kutebs as the aborigines of Takum are governed by Ukwe (King) which history dates back to the Sixteenth Century. Some of the others tribes that later migrated to Takum e.g, Kpanzo, Chamba, Tiv, Yukuben, Hausa Had their own kings that oversaw their affairs, till 1914 when the then Colonial Government amalgamated the tribal rulerships in Takum into one Paramount Traditional Institution and upgraded it to a Third Class Stool. After a careful study of the history of the tribes in Takum, and upon realization that the Kutebs are the aborigines of Takum, the Colonial Government appointed Ukwe Ahmadu Gankwe (Kuteb) who then was a District Head as the first Ukwe Takum from 1914 below:

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

It is worth stating here that all these previous Ukwe Takum were selected and appointed in accordance with Kuteb Native Law and Custom which provides for only two ruling Kuteb Families of Likam and Akenten.

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.

Languages

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

References

  1. ↑ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 7 October 2009. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
  2. ↑ Staff, Daily Post (14 February 2024). "Come to our rescue now - Kuteb nation of Taraba sends SOS to Tinubu". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
  3. ↑ Staff, Daily Post (14 February 2024). "Come to our rescue now - Kuteb nation of Taraba sends SOS to Tinubu". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
  4. ↑ Shinge, Araen Asanarimam (1 January 2024). "The Emergence of Ukwe Rimamnyang Habu Ahmadu II as the Ukwe Takum". {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. ↑ Staff, Daily Post (14 February 2024). "Come to our rescue now - Kuteb nation of Taraba sends SOS to Tinubu". Daily Post Nigeria. Retrieved 26 August 2026.
  6. ↑ "Takum, Taraba, NG Climate Zone, Monthly Averages, Historical Weather Data". tcktcktck.org. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  7. ↑ Atlas, Weather. "Yearly & Monthly weather - Takum, Nigeria". Weather Atlas. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  8. ↑ "Takum, Taraba, Nigeria 10-Day Weather Forecast - The Weather Channel | Weather.com". The Weather Channel. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  9. ↑ Languages of Nigeria (Ethnologue 22nd edition)