Jalingo (Nigeria)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Jalingo (Nigeria)
Coordinates
11.36666667 11.36666667 8.9 8.9 (gooearth )
Associated country
Nigeria
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 132687364
Wikidata: Q1023720
Library of congress: n 95056514
Sources of Information
  • National Seminar on Introductory Technology in Aid of National Development, 1988:t.p. (Jalingo, Gongola State, Nigeria)

Wikipedia description:

Jalingo () is the capital city of Taraba State in north-eastern Nigeria, named in Fulfude (the word Jalingo means "Superior Place") and has been estimated with population of 418,000 as of 2018, The city has received the highest number of immigrants mainly from, Kano, Borno, Gombe and the neighboring Cameroon. As of November, 2022 the city is estimated to have around 581,000 people. There are 10 Wards in Jalingo local government area namely: Abbare Yelwa, Barade, Kachalla Sembe, Kona, Majidadi, Mayo Goi, Sarkin Dawaki, Sintali, Turaki ‘A’, Turaki ‘B’

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