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Takum Local Government Area
Taraba State · North East Zone · Headquarters: Takum
Known for the Kuteb and Jukun people. Commercial LGA in southern Taraba bordering Benue State.
Takum Local Government Area is located in Taraba State, in the North East geopolitical zone of Nigeria. It falls within the Taraba South senatorial district. The headquarters of Takum LGA is Takum.
The headquarters of Takum Local Government Area is Takum. This is where the council secretariat, chairman's office and main government offices are located. The postal code for Takum is 662301.
According to the 2006 National Population Census by the National Population Commission (NPC), Takum Local Government Area had a population of 168,000 people.
Takum Local Government Area was created in 1976 as part of the national local government reforms. Nigeria has had several rounds of LGA creation — 1976, 1991, and 1996 — which expanded the total from 301 to the current 774 LGAs.
Takum Local Government Area is in Taraba State, Nigeria. Taraba State is in the North East zone and has its capital at Jalingo. Taraba State has 16 Local Government Areas in total.
Takum Local Government Area is in the Taraba South senatorial district of Taraba State. This district is represented by a senator in the Nigerian National Assembly. Each senatorial district in Nigeria comprises several LGAs and elects one senator for a four-year term.