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Katagum | |
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.jpg) Katagum Emirate Central Mosque | |
  Katagum Location in Nigeria | |
| Coordinates: 12°17′N 10°21′E / 12.283°N 10.350°E | |
| Country | Nigeria |
| State | Bauchi State |
| Population (2022)[1] | |
| • Total | 523,200 |
Katagum is a town, a local government area and a traditional emirate in Bauchi State of north eastern Nigeria. The town is located on the northern bank of the Jama'are River, which is a tributary of the Hadejia. Most of the inhabitants are peoples from the Fulani, Kanuri, Karai-karai and Hausa tribes.[2] The chief agricultural products include peanuts (groundnuts), sorghum, millet, rice (especially in the riverine fadamas, or "floodplains"), cowpeas, cotton, indigo, and gum arabic. Livestock include horses, cattle, goats, sheep, donkeys and a lot of poultry.
- ^ "Bauchi State: Subdivision". www.citypopulation.de. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ^ https://www.city-facts.com/katagum-bauchi/population [bare URL]