Lau,_Nigeria

Lau, Nigeria

Lau, Nigeria

LGA and town in Taraba State, 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]

References

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