Lau, Nigeria

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Lau, Nigeria
Lau
LGA and town
Nickname: 
Launawa
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Lau, Nigeria
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Lau, Nigeria
Coordinates: 9°11′13″N11°25′12″E / 9.18694°N 11.42000°E / 9.18694; 11.42000
CountryFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
State Taraba State
Local Government HeadquartersLau
Government
 • Sarkin LauAlh. Ibrahim Abdullahi Gudule
 • Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government CouncilNicholas Waniyafi Wani [1]
Time zone UTC+1 (WAT)
Lau, Nigeria

Lau is a Local Government Area in Taraba State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Lau and the area is dominated by Winlau 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.

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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 149,700 at the 2022 census. [3]

The postal code of the area is 662. [4]

Climate

The wet season is oppressive, with temperature ranging from 61°F to 100°F year round, rarely dropping below 56°F or above 106°F. [5] [6] [7]

Languages

Local languages spoken in Lau LGA are: [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Taraba State Local Government Council Chairmen". Nigeria: Taraba State. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  2. 1 2 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).
  3. ↑ "Nigeria: Administrative Division (States and Local Government Areas) - Population Statistics, Charts and Map". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
  4. ↑ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 26 November 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2009.
  5. ↑ "Lau Climate, Weather By Month, Average Temperature (Nigeria) - Weather Spark". weatherspark.com. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "Lau, Taraba, NG Climate Zone, Monthly Averages, Historical Weather Data". tcktcktck.org. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  7. ↑ Atlas, Weather. "Yearly & Monthly weather - Lau, Nigeria". Weather Atlas. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
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