Tum, Nigeria

Tum
Tum
Village
	Tum
	Coordinates: 9°42′N08°22′E / 9.700°N 8.367°E
Country	Nigeria
State	Kaduna State
LGA	Kaura
Chiefdom	Kagoro (əgworok)
Government
• əgwam Əgworok	Agwam Ufuwai Bonet (OON)
Elevation	896 m (2,940 ft)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (WAT)
Climate	Aw

Last updated September 08, 2025

Tum is a village in Kagoro chiefdom, Kaura Local Government Area ^[1] in southern Kaduna State in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria.^[2] The village uses the near by post office at Kagoro.^[3]

People and language

People

The people of Tum are mainly ethnic Atyap, belonging to two subgroups, Atyap proper and Agworok.

Language

The two dialects of Tyap spoken in Tum are Tyap proper and Gworok.

Economy activities

The economy activities in Tum primarily revolve around the the primary sector such as agriculture, including crop cultivation, horticulture and livestock farming.

Notable people

Sen. Danjuma Laah, Entrepreneur, politician

References

1 2 "Tum, Nigeria" . Retrieved May 2, 2022.
↑ "Tum, Kaura, Kaduna State, Nigeria". mindat.org. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
↑ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.

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[Tum-1] 1 2 "Tum, Nigeria" . Retrieved May 2, 2022.

[Min-2] "Tum, Kaura, Kaduna State, Nigeria". mindat.org. Retrieved August 31, 2020.

[3] "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2009-10-20.

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