Taraba State

Taraba (𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤼𞤢𞤪𞤢𞤦𞤢) is a state in North Eastern Nigeria, named after the Taraba River, which traverses the southern part of the state. Taraba state's capital is Jalingo. The main ethnic groups are the Fulani, Tiv, Mumuye, Mambilla, Wurkuns, Jukun, Kuteb, Yandang, Ndola, Itchen, Tigun and Jibu. The northern parts is mainly dominated by Fulani of Muri emirate. The southern parts are dominated by the Jukun, Chamba, Tiv, Kuteb and Ichen.The central region is mainly occupied by the Fulani, Mambilla and the Jibu peoples. There are over 77 different tribes, and their languages in Taraba State. Taraba state was created out of the former Gongola state on 27 August 1991, by the military government of General Ibrahim Babangida. Taraba state is bounded in the west by Nasarawa state and Benue state, northwest by Plateau state, north by Bauchi state and Gombe state, northeast by Adamawa state, and south by Northwest Region in Cameroon. The Benue, Donga, Taraba and Ibi are the main rivers in the state. They rise from the Cameroonian mountains, straining almost the entire length of the state in the North and South directions to link up with the River Niger. The climate of Taraba state is marked by an annual average temperature of 33°C but high level of cold in January and an increased rainfall in August. The percentage of rainfall in Taraba state is 40.35% with 54.98% relative humidity. The state is usually very warm in March with 40.44°C, and an average wind of 8.84km/h. Taraba state has many hospitals and health care centers, some of them are: Courage hospital Federal Medical Center (FMC) Gateway hospital General hospital bali Sauki hospital and maternity Totus hospital and maternity Albert healthcare company Taraba specialist hospital kwararafa hospital and maternity Federal polythecnic bali medical center First referral hospital Biyama hospital List of villages in Taraba State Taraba state consists of sixteen (16) Local Government Areas (or LGAs), which are governed by elected chairmen.