Jalingo
Jalingo is the capital city of Taraba State in eastern Nigeria (Northern Region) and has been estimated with population of 118,000.[1]
Jalingo | |
|---|---|
LGA and city | |
  Jalingo | |
| Coordinates: 8°54′N 11°22′E | |
| Country |  |
| State | Taraba State |
| Local Government Headquarters | Jalingo |
| Government | |
| • Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government Council | Abdulnasiru Bobboji |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
| Climate | Aw |
Hausa,Fulbe, Mumuye and many other local languages are spoken in Jalingo.[2]
References
- "The World Gazeteer". Archived from the original on 9 February 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2007.
- Shimizu, Kiyoshi (1979). A Comparative Study of the Mumuye Dialects (Nigeria). Marburger Studien zur Afrika- und Asienkunde. A-14. Berlin: Verlag von Dietrich Reimer. pp. 13–19.
State capital: Jalingo | ||
| Local Government Areas |  | |
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