List of 16 Local Government Areas in Taraba State and Their Headquarters.
Taraba State is one of the 36 states in Nigeria which was created on 27 August 1991 out of the defunct Gongola State. It derives its name from River Taraba. It is located in the Northeast geopolitical zone of Nigeria. Taraba State is bounded in the West by Nasarawa and Benue States, Northwest by Plateau State, North by Bauchi State and Gombe State, Northeast by Adamawa State, East and South by the Republic of Cameroon.
The state lies largely within the middle of Nigeria which consists of an undulating landscape dotted with a few mountainous features that rise from the Cameroonian mountains, straining almost the entire length of the state in the North and South direction to link up with the River Niger. it encompasses part of the Mambilla Region, which is famed as the Bantu cradle, having been occupied for some five millennia to date.
Taraba state slogan is “Nature’s gift to the nation” as the state is rich in culture and minerals as well as many ethnic groups. Taraba State has a Total land area of about 56,282 Km2
There are 16 Local Government Areas (LGAs) namely: Ardo Kola, Bali, Donga, Gashaka, Gassol, Ibi, Jalingo, Karim Lamido, Kurmi, Lau, Sardauna, Takum, Ussa, Wukari, Yorro, and Zing.
Its major crops are Millet, Sorghum, Maize, Cassava, Groundnut, Rice, Yam, Gum Arabic, Sugarcane and Cotton. Their Solid minerals are Baryte, Diamond, Talc, Agates, Amethyst-Quatz, Barite, Cassitterite, Calcite, Bentolitic Clay, Bauxite, Galena, Gold, Flourite, Graphite, Quartz, Rutile, Uranium, Topaz, Sapphire, Zircon, Zinc Ore.
List of 16 Local Government Areas in Taraba State and Their Headquarters.
Taraba State Local Government Areas and their headquarters, administrative capitals
| S/N | LGA | Headquarters |
| 1. | Ardo-Kola | Sunkani |
| 2. | Bali | Bali |
| 3. | Donga | Donga |
| 4. | Gashaka | Serti |
| 5. | Gassol | Mutum Biyu |
| 6. | Ibi | Ibi |
| 7. | Jalingo | Jalingo |
| 8. | Karim-Lamido | Karim Lamido |
| 9. | Kurmi | Ba’Issa |
| 10. | Lau | Lau |
| 11. | Sardauna | Gembu |
| 12. | Takum | Takum |
| 13. | Ussa | Lissam |
| 14. | Wukari | Wukari |
| 15. | Yorro | Yorro |
| 16. | Zing | Zing |
List of 16 Local Government Areas in Taraba State and Their Headquarters.
Taraba State has 16 Local Government Areas (LGAs) which are Ardo Kola, Bali, Donga, Gashaka, Gassol, Ibi, Jalingo, Karim Lamido, Kurmi, Lau, Sardauna, Takum, Ussa, Wukari, Yorro, and Zing.