Lau, Nigeria
Lau, Nigeria
Lau | |
|---|---|
LGA and town | |
| Nickname: Launawa | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Taraba State |
| Local Government Headquarters | Lau |
| Government | |
| • Sarkin Lau | Alh. Ibrahim Abdullahi Gudule |
| • Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government Council | Nicholas Waniyafi Wani[1] |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (WAT) |
Lau is a Local Government Area in Taraba State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Lau and the area is dominated by Hausa Fulani people. Lau Local government has a border with Ardo Kola, Jalingo, Yorro and Zing local governments of Taraba state. It also shares a border with Numan, Adamawa State.
Etymology
The name of the town literally means ‘mud’ in the local Lau language.[2]
Geography
It has an area of 1,660 km² and a population of 96,590 at the 2006 census.
The postal code of the area is 662.[3]
Languages
Local languages spoken in Lau LGA are:[2]
- Hausa language
- Lau Laka language, a Central Sudanic language
- Lau language, a Jukunoid language
References
- ^ "Taraba State Local Government Council Chairmen". Nigeria: Taraba State. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
- ^ a b Idiatov, Dmitry, Mark Van de Velde, Tope Olagunju and Bitrus Andrew. 2017. Results of the first AdaGram survey in Adamawa and Taraba States, Nigeria. 47th Colloquium on African Languages and Linguistics (CALL) (Leiden, Netherlands).
- ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 26 November 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
State capital: Jalingo | ||
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