Katagum
Sign in to saveKatagum is a town, a local government area and a traditional emirate in Bauchi State of north eastern Nigeria. The town is located on the northern bank of the Jama'are River, which is a tributary of the Hadejia. Most of the inhabitants are peoples from the Fulani, Kanuri, Karai-karai and Hausa tribes. The chief agricultural products include peanuts (groundnuts), sorghum, millet, rice (especially in the riverine fadamas, or "floodplains"), cowpeas, cotton, indigo, and gum arabic. Livestock include horses, cattle, goats, sheep, donkeys and a lot of poultry.
Key facts
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- Katagum
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- Katagum Emirate Central Mosque (2).jpg
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- Katagum Emirate Central Mosque
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- Nigeria
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- bottom
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- Location in Nigeria
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- Country
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- Nigeria
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- State
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- Bauchi State
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- Imperial
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- 2022
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- 523,200
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- auto
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- Religions
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 195066
- Image
- Katagum Emirate Central Mosque (1).jpg
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Article
8 sectionsContents
- Education
- Local government area
- Climate
- Air pollution
- History
- Alhaji Dr. Muhammad Kabir Umar, late emir of Katagum
- Madakin Katagum
- References
Katagum is a town, a local government area and a traditional emirate in Bauchi State of north eastern Nigeria. The town is located on the northern bank of the Jama'are River, which is a tributary of the Hadejia. Most of the inhabitants are peoples from the Fulani, Kanuri, Karai-karai and Hausa tribes. The chief agricultural products include peanuts (groundnuts), sorghum, millet, rice (especially in the riverine fadamas, or "floodplains"), cowpeas, cotton, indigo, and gum arabic. Livestock include horses, cattle, goats, sheep, donkeys and a lot of poultry.
== Education ==
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