Sardauna, Taraba State


Sardauna Local Government Area is located in the extreme southeast of Taraba State in Nigeria. It is synonymous with the Mambilla Plateau, which is dotted by many towns and villages. The capital of the LGA is Gembu, an ancient Mambilla settlement whose name is a corruption of "Gelmvu", the name of an ancient monarch of the area. Other ethnic groups from the mainstream Nigeria and neighbouring Cameroon Republic such as Hausa, Kanuri, Igbo, Banso, Kambu, Fulani, etc can be found in the commercial centres as business communities.
Sardauna LGA is divided into eleven electoral wards namely: GEMBU ‘A’, GEMBU ‘B’, KABRI, KAKARA, MAGU, MAYO‐NDAGA, MBAMNGA, NDUM‐YAJI, NGUROJE, TITONG, WARWAR

Climate

In contrast to the rather steamy and humid climate of most other parts of southeastern Nigeria, the climate in this part of the country is relatively cool; most days in the dry season the temperature will reach 20-23 C and drop to 16-18 C at night, whilst in the wet season these averages fall a couple of degrees.

Languages

Sardauna LGA is highly linguistically diverse, with about two dozen distinct local dialects and languages, Banyo, Bavenda Province, and from some parts of Nigeria.