Taraba State

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Taraba State is a largely agrarian and ethnically diverse state in northeastern Nigeria, known for its mountainous terrain, the Mambilla Plateau, and significant agricultural production.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf state in Nigeria
borders Adamawa State
Bauchi State
Benue State
Cameroon
Gombe State
Nasarawa State
Plateau State
capital Jalingo
climate tropical savanna
country Nigeria
createdFrom Gongola State
linked to: Taraba State
createdOn 1991-08-27
economicActivity crop farming
fishing
livestock rearing
ethnicGroup Chamba
Fulani
Jukun
Kuteb
Mumuye
Tiv
geopoliticalZone North East geopolitical zone of Nigeria
linked to: North East Nigeria
hasPlateau Mambilla Plateau
hasRegion Mambilla Plateau
hasRiver Benue River
Taraba River
highestElevationArea Mambilla Plateau
knownFor Mambilla Plateau
agriculture
ethnic diversity
largestCity Jalingo
locatedIn Northeastern Nigeria
linked to: North East Nigeria
majorProduct cassava
citrus fruits
cocoa
coffee
groundnut
maize
millet
rice
sesame
sorghum
soybean
tea
yam
namedAfter Taraba River
religion Christianity
Islam
terrainFeature mountainous terrain

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Northern Nigeria hasState Taraba State
Middle Belt includesState Taraba State
Cross River State borderedByState Taraba State
Tiv people primaryLocation Taraba State
Tiv language associatedWith Taraba State
Jukun people primaryLocation Taraba State
Bauchi State borderedBy Taraba State
Adamawa State createdFrom Gongola State
linked to: Taraba State
Adamawa State hasBorderState Taraba State
Taraba State createdFrom Gongola State
linked to: Taraba State
Plateau State borders Taraba State
Benue State borders Taraba State
Nasarawa State borders Taraba State
Adamawa Plateau locatedIn Taraba State
Jarawan Bantu spokenIn Taraba State
Gongola River flowsThrough Taraba State
Taraba River locatedIn Taraba State
Taraba River flowsThrough Taraba State
Taraba River namedAfter Taraba State
Mumuye language region Taraba State
Mumuye language hasNativeSpeakersIn Taraba State
Bena–Mboi languages spokenInState Taraba State
Tiv primaryRegion Taraba State
Tor Tiv associatedStatesInNigeria Taraba State
Jukun language spokenIn Taraba State
Munchi region Taraba State
Jalingo locatedIn Taraba State
Jalingo capitalOf Taraba State
Jalingo largestCityOf Taraba State
Jalingo administrativeCenterOf Taraba State
Jalingo airportServes Taraba State
Jalingo isSeatOf Taraba State Government
linked to: Taraba State
Jalingo isSeatOf Taraba State judiciary
linked to: Taraba State
Gombe State bordersState Taraba State
North-Eastern State dividedInto Taraba State
Bachama ethnicGroupIn Taraba State
Wukari locatedIn Taraba State
Wukari Federation locatedIn Taraba State
Aku Uka locatedIn Taraba State
Aku Uka recognizedBy Taraba State Government
linked to: Taraba State
Chamba people countrySubregion Taraba State
Kuteb locatedIn Takum area of Taraba State
linked to: Taraba State
Kuteb locatedIn Ussa area of Taraba State
linked to: Taraba State