Jalingo | |
|---|---|
LGA and city | |
)  Jalingo | |
| Coordinates: 8°54′N 11°22′E / 8.900°N 11.367°E | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| 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 |
Jalingo is the capital city of Taraba State in north eastern Nigeria , named in fulfulde (The word jalingo meaning superior place and has been estimated with population of 118,000.[1]
Fulfulde, Mumuye, Hausa and many other local languages are spoken in Jalingo.[2] Location of the Muri, Nigeria EMIRATE and palace of the emire of Jalingo , a town founded during the muslim jihad era.
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.