The State has a projected population of 3.5 million people. The 1991 national census puts the population of the state at 2,826,444, about 3.2 percent of Nigeria’s population, comprising 1,444,912 males and 1,418,095 females. Although a recent census was carried out in Nigeria in March 2006, the results had not been released at the time of this publication.
With a total land area of 49,359 square kilometers, the state could be said to have an average of 507 persons per square kilometer. The state is pluralistic in nature and is made up of many ethnic groups. The predominant ethnic groups are Hausa, Fulani, Kanuri, Gerawa, Sayawa, Jarawa, Bolawa, Kare-Kare, and Warjawa.2
Like all other ethnic groups in Nigeria, Bauchi state operates a strong form of social organization. These groups have cultural similarities and share similar social and occupational practice, festivals, naming ceremonies and a high degree of ethnic interaction especially in Marriage.
Although the major Languages spoken in Bauchi are Hausa, Bole, Fufulde, as English, which is the official language, there are over 60 other languages spoken as first languages in all the Local Government Areas of the state. Most others are very small and extremely endangered languages, due to the strong influence of Hausa. For example, Ajawa, Gamo-Ningi, Kubi and Mawa are said to be extinct, while Lere, Shau and Ziriya are threatened
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AJAWA(+) |
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2 |
BADA |
Tafawa Balewa LGA |
3 |
BEELE |
Near the Bole |
4 |
BOLE |
Alkaleri and Darazo LGA's |
5 |
BURE |
Darazo LGA |
6 |
CIWOGAI |
Ganjuwa LGA |
7 |
DASS |
Alkaleri, Toro, and Dass LGA's |
8 |
DAZA |
Darazo LGA |
9 |
DENO |
Darazo LGA |
10 |
DIRI |
Ningi and Darazo LGA's |
11 |
DUGURI |
Alkaleri and Tafawa Balewa LGA's |
12 |
DUGUZA |
Toro LGa |
13 |
DULBU |
Bauchi LGA, Dulbu Village south-east of Bauchi town |
14 |
FULFULDE |
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15 |
GALAMBU |
Bauchi LGA |
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GAMO-NINGI (+) |
Ningi LGA |
17 |
GEJI |
Toro LGA |
18 |
GERA |
Bauchi and Ganjuwa LGA's Bauchi town |
19 |
GERUMA |
Toro,Ganjuwa, Bauchi, and Southern Ningi LGA's |
20 |
GIIWO |
Alkaleri, Bauchi, and Darazo LGA's |
21 |
GURUNTUM-MBAARU |
Bauchi and Alkaleri LGA's |
22 |
GWA |
Toro LGA |
23 |
GYEM |
Toro LGA |
24 |
HAUSA |
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25 |
IZERE |
Toro LGA |
26 |
JARAWA |
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27 |
JERE |
Toro LGA |
28 |
JIMI |
Ganjuwa LGA, Jimi village |
29 |
JU |
Bauchi LGA, Ju village |
30 |
KAREKARE |
Gamawa and Misau LGa's |
31 |
KARIYA |
Ganjuwa LGa, kariya village near Miya town |
32 |
KIR-BALAR |
Bauchi LGA, Kir Bengbet and Kir Bajang'le villages |
33 |
KONA |
Alkaleri and Akko LGA's |
34 |
KUBI(+) |
Ganjuma LGA, Kubi Town |
35 |
KUDU-CAMO |
Ningi LGA |
36 |
LABIR |
Bauchi and Alkaleri LGA's |
37 |
LAME |
Toro LGa, Lame district |
38 |
LEMORO |
Toro LGA |
39 |
LERE CLUSTER |
Toro LGA |
40 |
LURI |
Bauchi LGA, kayada and Luri village |
41 |
MANGAS |
Bauchi LGA, Mangos town |
42 |
MAWA(+) |
Toro LGA |
43 |
MBURKU |
Darazo |
44 |
MIYA |
Ganjuwa LGA, Miya town |
45 |
PA'A |
Ningi and Bauchi LGA's |
46 |
PERO |
Kaltungo LGA |
47 |
POLCI |
Dass, Toro, and Bauchi LGA's |
48 |
SANGA |
Toro LGA |
49 |
SAYA |
Tafawa Balewa LGA |
50 |
SHALL-ZWALL |
Dass LGa |
51 |
SHUA |
Toro LGA, Shau and Mana villages |
52 |
SHIKI |
Bauchi LGA. Gubi and Guru towns, north of Bauchi town |
53 |
SHUWA-ZAMANI |
Toro LGA |
54 |
SIRI |
Ningi LGA |
55 |
TALA |
Bauchi LGA, kuka and Talan Kasa villages |
56 |
TAPSHIN |
Tafawa Balewa LGA |
57 |
VAGHAT-YA-BIJIM-LEGERI |
Tafawa Balewa LGA |
58 |
WARJI |
Ningi LGA |
59 |
ZANGWAL |
Bauchi LGA |
60 |
ZARI |
Toro, Dass, and Tafawa Balewa LGA's |
61 |
ZEEM |
Toro LGA |
62 |
ZIRIYA |
Toro LGA, Kere and Ziriya |
63 |
ZUMBUM |
Ganjuwa LGA, Jimbim settlement |
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