Taraba State is a state of Nigeria, recorded in GeoNames as a first-order administrative division of the country. GeoNames places its reference point at latitude 8.00000 and longitude 10.50000 and gives it a population of 3,609,800. The table of Nigerian states published by City Population counts 2,294,800 inhabitants at the census of 21 March 2006 and gives a projection of 3,609,800 for 2022, and warns that all Nigerian population figures carry high error rates and that census results are disputed. City Population names Jalingo as the capital of the state, and the atlas holds Jalingo as a city with its capital-of edge written to this state. The atlas files Taraba State among the states of Nigeria, within Western Africa.
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Area (sq km) Admission Year Connections
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1. GeoNames: Taraba State
GeoNames page, Population
Population 3,609,800
Part Of: Nigeria, GeoNames hierarchy line
Nigeria NG Country
On Continent: Africa, GeoNames hierarchy line
Africa > Nigeria NG
In Group: States of Nigeria, GeoNames feature code
Feature code A ADM1
View the Source2. citypopulation.de: Nigeria: States & Cities
citypopulation.deStates table, area columnQuote, States table, area column
Taraba TA FSt Jalingo 54,473
View the Source 3. Statoids: Administrative Divisions of Nigeria
StatoidsChange history, 1991-08-27Quote, Change history, 1991-08-27
Gongola state divided into Adamawa and Taraba
View the Source GeoNames: Jalingo
Has Capital: Jalingo, GeoNames feature codeQuote, Has Capital: Jalingo, GeoNames feature code
Feature code P PPLA
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