Jalingo

Jalingo
LGA and city
Jalingo
Jalingo
Coordinates: 8°54′N 11°22′E / 8.900°N 11.367°E / 8.900; 11.367
Country	Nigeria
State	Taraba State
Local Government Headquarters	Jalingo
Government
• Local Government Chairman and the Head of the Local Government Council	Alh. Aminu Hassan Jauro
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (WAT)
Climate	Aw

8°54′N 11°22′E / 8.900°N 11.367°E / 8.900; 11.367 Jalingo is the capital city of Taraba State in north-eastern Nigeria, named in fulfulde (the word Jalingo means "superior place") and has been estimated with population of 418,000 as of 2018, The city has received the highest number of immigrants mainly from, Kano, Borno, Gombe and the neighboring Cameroon. As of November, 2022 the city is estimated to have around 581,000 people.