Karim Lamido
Karim Lamido is a Local Government Area in Taraba State, Nigeria. Its headquarters are in the town of Karim Lamido at.
It has an area of 6,620 km and a population of 195,844 at the 2006 census.
The southern border of Karim Lamido is the Benue River and it is traversed by several tributaries of that river.
The postal code of the area is 662.
Karim Lamido has various ethnic groups, including Karimjo, Jenjo, Bambuka, Munga Lelau, Munga Dosso, kodei, Dadiya, Bandawa, Wurkun and fulani.
It contains about 11 political wards, some of which are Karim 'A', Karim 'B, Bikwin, Amar, Andamin, Jen Ardido, Jen Kaigama, Kwanchi, Didango, Darofai, Bachama etc.
Climate
Karim Lamido has 154.58 wet days annually and averages 31.83°C, which is 2.37% warmer than the national average for Nigeria.Settlements
Karim Lamido Local Government Area in Taraba State, Nigeria, consists of numerous towns, villages, and smaller rural settlements distributed across a predominantly agrarian landscape. Community listings and administrative directories identify a mix of larger population centres and dispersed villages connected mainly by local access routes rather than major highways.Villages and rural settlements
Among the rural communities within Karim Lamido LGA are the following:Materum – A village listed among the populated places within Karim Lamido LGA, forming part of a cluster of nearby rural settlements.Mutuke – A small rural settlement located near Materum and Darfai. It is part of the dispersed settlement pattern characteristic of the area and is connected to neighbouring villages by local earth roads and footpaths.Darfai – A nearby village within the same rural cluster as Mutuke and Materum.BalasaBanyamDidangoThese settlements reflect the largely rural habitation pattern of Karim Lamido LGA, where communities are typically small and separated by farmland and open savanna. Livelihoods are predominantly based on subsistence agriculture and local trading activities.