Takum is a

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. Its headquarters is in the town of Takum, it is created out of Wukari local government in June 1976, at . Takum borders the

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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. Major tribes are Kuteb, Ichen, Kpanzon, Tiv, Chamba and Hausa, Takum is under the Traditional leadership of the Ukwe Takum dating back to the 16th century. 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 for the need to consult the elders before final decisions are taken and acted upon. Below is the list of Takum Traditional rulers since 1500 AD. * *Takum *It has an area of 2,503 km and a population of 135,349 at the 2006 census.The

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of the area is 671.

Languages

Takum is highly linguistically diverse, with more than a dozen distinct local languages (mostly

Jukunoid languages The Jukunoid languages are a branch of the Benue-Congo languages spoken by the Jukun and related peoples of Nigeria and Cameroon. They are distributed mostly throughout Taraba State, Nigeria and surrounding regions. Their asymmetrical nasal ...

and

Southern Bantoid languages Southern Bantoid (or South Bantoid) is a branch of the Bantoid language family. It consists of the Bantu languages along with several small branches and isolates of eastern Nigeria and west-central Cameroon (though the affiliation of some branch ...

).Languages of Nigeria
(Ethnologue 22nd edition) * *

Kuteb language Kuteb (also known as ''Kutep'') also known as Ati, Kutev, Mbarike is a Nigerian ethnic language. The Kuteb people mostly live in the southern part of Taraba state in Nigeria, with a thousand-or-so speakers across the border in Cameroon. In Niger ...

(Nigeria), kuteb language * * Dandan language, Hausa * * Kpan language * * Acha Language * *

Tiv language Tiv is a Tivoid language spoken in some states in North Central Nigeria, with some speakers in Cameroon. It had over 5 million speakers in 2020. The largest population of Tiv speakers are found in Benue state in Nigeria. The language is also wi ...

References

Local Government Areas in Taraba State {{Taraba-geo-stub