North East
Taraba State
Capital: Jalingo · Created 1991 · ≈3.7 million · Area 54,473 km²
Population
≈3.7 million
Size
54,473 km²
Capital
Jalingo
Year created
1991
Geopolitical zone
North East
Languages
Fulfulde · Jukun · Mumuye · Kuteb · Tiv · English
Ethnic groups
- Fulani
- Jukun
- Mumuye
- Kuteb
- Tiv
- Chamba
- Mambila
Natural resources
- Kaolin
- Bauxite
- Barite
- Uranium
- Lead-zinc
Signature foods
- Tuwo shinkafa
- Miyan taushe
- Mumuye kunu
- Fura da nono
Notable people
- Jolly Nyame (former governor)
- Danbaba Suntai (former governor)
- Darius Ishaku (former governor)
- Kefas Agbu (governor)
Culture, values & festivals
- Jukun Puje festival
- Mumuye Vabo festival
- Mambila plateau traditional music
- Nwonyo fishing festival
Top places to visit in Taraba
- 1
Mambilla Plateau
Nigeria's highest plateau — cool climate, tea plantations, dramatic views.
- 2
Gashaka Gumti National Park
Nigeria's largest national park — chimpanzees, buffalo, waterfalls.
- 3
Nwonyo Fishing Festival
Annual community fishing festival on the River Taraba.
- 4
Kurmi Tea Farm
Tea plantation on the Mambilla Plateau.
About the North East
Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba, Yobe. Lake Chad basin, Mambilla plateau, diverse ethnic mosaic.