Toungo, Nigeria

Toungo
LGA and town
Map of Adamawa State highlighting Toungo
Map of Adamawa State highlighting Toungo
Interactive map of Toungo
Toungo is located in Nigeria
Toungo
Toungo
Location within Nigeria
Coordinates: 8°7′N 12°3′E / 8.117°N 12.050°E / 8.117; 12.050
Country Nigeria
StateAdamawa State
Area
 • Total
5,646 km2 (2,180 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[1]
 • Total
80,500
 • Density14.3/km2 (36.9/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

Toungo Listenⓘ is a town and Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Nigeria.[2]

Demography

In a 2023 demographic survey of Internally displaced persons (IDPs), the local government was found to be majorly Fulfulde and Chamba speaking. The most commonly reported languages (spoken at homes and places of primary residence) present in the local government area were; Fulfulde, specifically Eastern or Adamawa Fulfulde – 41.2%, Chamba Donga – 32.8% and Hausa – 15.4%. Other languages included; Mumuye – 3.6%, English – 2.1%, Longuda – 1.0%, Kanuri – 2.8%, Waja – 0.9%, Marghi – 0.9% and Tiv – 0.5%.[3] This data was not obtained from a nationally co-ordinated population headcount. The last time Nigeria included ethnic and linguistic data in its enumeration parameters was in the national census of 1963.[4]

Climate

Toungo has a tropical wet and dry or savanna climate and is zero metres/feet above sea level (Aw classification). The district averages a yearly temperature of 32.97 °C (91.35 °F), which is 3.51% higher than the national average for Nigeria. Toungo generally experiences 147.68 wet days (40.46% of the time) and receives about 123.47 millimetres (4.86 inches) of precipitation each year.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Toungo (Local Government Area, Nigeria) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  2. ↑ Nigeria, Media (2022-02-17). "History Of Toungo LGA, Adamawa State". Media Nigeria. Retrieved 2023-08-06.
  3. ↑ "Language use data platform". CLEAR Global. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  4. ↑ "History of Population Census in Nigeria". National Population Commission. Retrieved 6 June 2026.
  5. ↑ "Toungo, Adamawa, NG Climate Zone, Monthly Averages, Historical Weather Data". weatherandclimate.com. Retrieved 2023-10-04.