Takum is a Local Government Area of Taraba State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is the town of Takum, it is created out of Wukari local government in June 1976. Takum borders the Republic of Cameroon in the south, Ussa Local Government to the west, Donga Local government to the north, District within Takum are Angwan Dutse, Angwa Abuja, Tikari, Fadama, Gahwetun, Akenten, Acha Nyim, Chanchanji (Peva), Sufa, Shimta, Kufi, Muji, Akenten, Lufu, Kashimbilla, Kpaasan, Likam, Bete, Malumshe, Jidu, Tampwa, Dumse, Nyayirim, Barki Lissa,Acha Sarka, Sabon Gida Yukuben etc.

Major tribes are the Kuteb, Ichen, Kpanzon, Tiv, Chamba and Hausa, Takum is under the Traditional leadership of the Ukwe Takum dating back to the 16th century.

The postal code of the area is 671.

Located adjacent to the montane borderland between Nigeria and Cameroon, Takum spans an area of 2,503 km with a population of 135,349 at the 2006 census.. Its coordinates are: 7°16′00″N 9°59′00″E / 7.26667°N 9.98333°E / 7.26667; 9.98333.Culture & Leadership

The Ukwe is the Supreme Head of the Kutebland. In the proceeds of time as already ordain by KUTEB himself, this position is reserved for the Likam and Akente, which eventually appears that the value attached to seniority in Kuteb culture accounts for the retention of certain superiority by the Likam, and Akente the next most senior and neighbouring clan to Likam by being the source of the two royal families of Takum for the stool of Ukwe Takum. Even in modern Politics and Government, the seniority factor among the Kutebs still accounts rulers since 1500 AD.

Rulers	Reign
Ukwe Likam Kuteb I	1510-1550
Ukwe Rucwu Acha I	1550-1600
Ukwe Kuteb Riyang II	1600-1645
Ukwe Ajunkwe Acebuy	1645-1695
Ukwe Andeburga Ricwu Acha	1695-1730
Ukwe Kingham Gankwe I	1730-1775
Ukwe Ganza Kwetsa	1775-1815
Ukwe Atirikwe	1815-1855
Ukwe Ayipte Gayara	1855-1890
Ukwe Ribon Ipop Gamina	1890-1912
Ukwe Ahmadu Gankwe	1912-1926
Ukwe Hassan A Gankwe	1926-1929
Ukwe Ibrahim Kufang	1929-1938
Ukwe Audu Gyaa Ahmadu Kufang II	1938-1963
Ukwe Ali Ibrahim	1963-1996
Ukwe Rimamnyang Habu Ahmadu II	2024- to Date

Takum, a tropical wet and dry climate, has a yearly temperature of 31.41°C (88.54°F), which is 1.95% higher than Nigeria's norms.

Takum is highly linguistically diverse, with more than a dozen distinct local languages (mostly Jukunoid languages and Southern Bantoid languages).

• Kuteb language
• Hausa
• Kpan language
• Acha Language
• Tiv language

The New Chief of Takum is HRM Barrister Sopiya Ahmadu Gboshi III.