Taraba State is politically divided into three zones or senatorial districts, namely the Northern, Central and Southern Zones.
LGAs in Taraba North Senatorial District
The Northern zone comprises six Local Government Areas which Include Jalingo, Yorro, Ardo-Kola Others are Karim Lamido, Lau and Zing.
LGAs in Taraba Central Senatorial District
Gashaka, Sardauna, Bali, Kurmi, and Gassol Local Government Areas comprise the Central zone.
LGAs in Taraba South Senatorial District
The Local Government Areas of Wukari, Takum, lbi, Donga and Ussa constitute the Southern Zone. .
Taraba
Taraba is a State in Nigeria. The capital city is Jalingo,
The State was established in 1991.
It is located in North Eastern Nigeria.
Taraba State was carved out of the former Gongola State and was named after the Taraba river.
Mambilla plateau, Taraba
Taraba is surrounded by the states of Bauchi and Gombe to the north; Adamawa to the east; Cameroon to the south; and Benue, Nassarawa, and Plateau to the west.
The Mumuye, Jukun, Chamba, Tiv, Kuteb, and Ichen tribes make up the majority of the population, and they are concentrated in the southern portion of the state. The Wurkum, Mumuye, and Kona tribes are concentrated in the northern section of the state.
Taraba State has sixteen (16) local government areas, which include Ardo Kola, Bali, Donga, Gashaka, Gassol, Ibi, Jalingo, Karim Lamido, Kurmi, Lau, Sardauna, Takum, etc.
Also in the state, there are different tribes that are under these local governments, and they include Fulfulde, Kona, Mumuye, Etkywan; Fam; Gbaya, Jukun, Kam, Dza, Tiv, and Fulfulde, among others.
The state has some modern roads running north to Yola, west to Bauchi town, and south to Makurdi town, while the Benue River allows for river transport.
Taraba is located in northern Nigeria and it is surrounded by mountains; the popular one is the Mambilla Plateau.
In the 1980s developed a game reserve named Gashaka/Gumti National Park.
Taraba State was created from Gongola State. This was done during the military administration of General Ibrahim Babangida on August 27, 1991.
During the creation of the state, which was named after Taraba river, there was the need to establish the capital city for it, and then Jalingo was named.
There are over 40 different tribes in the state, speaking the Taraba State language.
The Mumuye, Jukun and Mambilla peoples, among whom there are sizable numbers of Christians, make up the majority of the population of Taraba state.
Prominent tourists areas include Mambilla Tourist Center, Gumpti Park, and the game reserve in Gashaka.
