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Taraba State

Capital
Jalingo
Zone
NE
Local government areas
16
Created
27 Aug 1991

Peoples & Tongues

80 languages · 78 ethnic groups · 14 recognised thrones · mixed

Aku Uka of Wukari (Jukun) + Lamido Muri + Chamba, Tiv, Mumuye, Kuteb

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Methodology

Tier 1 · primary

Courts. Gazettes. National archives.

Tier 2 · corroborating

OCCRP. HRW. BudgIT. TheCable.

Tier 4 · tertiary, flagged

Wikipedia only where primary is pending. Always labelled.