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Takum
Benue State, Nigeria · Africa
About Takum
Takum sits on the route: 20 minutes from Lissam.
Takum is in Benue State, Nigeria, with about 25,000 people. The nearest town is Lissam, about 10 km away.
Takum 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,Read more
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Takum LGA is divided into eleven electoral wards namely: Bete, Chanchanji, Dutse, Fete, Gahweton, Kashimbila, Manya, Rogo, Shibong, Tikari, Yukuben
Major tribes are the Kuteb, Ichen, Kpanzon, Tiv, Chamba, Uhumkhigi and Hausa.
Takum is under the Traditional leadership of The Ukwe of Takum Rimamnyang Habu Ahmadu II.
The postal code of the area is 671.
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Takum is in Benue State, Nigeria, about 10 km from Lissam.
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- Population
- 24,822
- Continent
- Africa
- Country
- Nigeria
- Region
- Benue State
- Timezone
- Africa/Lagos
- Coordinates
- 7.2667, 9.9833
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