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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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form Occurrences
Gongola State 2

Statements (50)

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

Referenced by (14)

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Tiv language associatedWith Taraba State
Bauchi State borderedBy Taraba State
Cross River State borderedByState Taraba State
Benue State borders Taraba State
Nasarawa State borders Taraba State
Plateau State borders Taraba State
Adamawa State createdFrom Taraba State
this entity surface form: Gongola State
Taraba State createdFrom Taraba State self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Gongola State
Adamawa State hasBorderState Taraba State
Northern Nigeria hasState Taraba State
Middle Belt includesState Taraba State
Jukun people primaryLocation Taraba State
Tiv people primaryLocation Taraba State