Yorro
Sign in to saveYorro is a Local Government Area in Taraba State, Northeast, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Kpantisawa. The local government is dominated by Mumuye people which is the largest tribe in Taraba State.
Key facts
- Settlement.official_name
- Yorro
- Settlement.settlement_type
- LGA and town
- Settlement.subdivision_type
- Country
- Settlement.subdivision_type1
- State
- Settlement.subdivision_name1
- Taraba State
- Settlement.subdivision_type2
- Local Government Headquarters
- Settlement.subdivision_name2
- Kpantisawa
- Settlement.leader_title
- Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government Council
- Settlement.leader_name
- Hon Dr Martina Anthony (Mrs)
- Settlement.unit_pref
- Imperial
- Settlement.population_as_of
- 2006
- Settlement.timezone
- WAT
- Settlement.utc_offset
- +1
- Settlement.mapframe
- yes
- Settlement.mapframe zoom
- 8
- Settlement.mapframe wikidata
- yes
- Settlement.mapframe marker
- village
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 89283
- Area
- 1275
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Yorro is a Local Government Area in Taraba State, Northeast, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Kpantisawa. The local government is dominated by Mumuye people which is the largest tribe in Taraba State.
It has an area of 1,275 km and a population of 89,410 at the 2006 census. The Local Government have the following major towns and communities: Kpantisawa, Pupule, Lankaviri, Kassa, Nyaja, Dila, Kajong, Kayya, Donkin, Gadda-Lasheke, Boboto, Nyaladi, Nyalapa, Dandikulu, Manang-kopo, Bolisabo, Jika, Manang-lakware, Kpantinapo, Mika, Santewa, Garin Malam Audu etc.
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