Taraba State was created out of the former Gongola State on 27th August 1991, by the Military Government of General Ibrahim Babangida. Taraba State which has its capital at Jalingo is named after the River Taraba located in the Southern part of the State.

Taraba state is bounded on the west by Plateau, Nassarawa and Benue states and on the eastern border by Adamawa state and the Republic of Cameroon. Taraba state also shares border with Bauchi and Gombe state on the northern part Taraba has a total of sixteen Local Government Areas, which are governed by elected chairmen. These Local Government Areas are Ardo Kola Local Government Area, Bali Local Government Area, Donga Local Government Area, Gashaka Local Government Area, Gassol Local Government Area, Ibi Local Government Area, Jalingo Local Government Area, Karim Lamido Local Government Area, Kurmi Local Government Area, Lau Local Government Area, Sardauna Local Government Area, Takum Local Government Area, Ussa Local Government Area, Wukari Local Government Area, Yorro Local Government Area and Zing Local Government Area.

Taraba State came into being after the spliting of the then Gongola State into two in a state creation exercise on August 27, 1991. The State with its capital in Jalingo has a total population of 1,480,590, according to the provisional census figure. Majority of the citizens are farmers. They are good in the production of maize, millet, soya beans, rice, cotton, cassava. The state is among the leading states in the production of livestock with its dairy farms at Jalingo, Gembu and Nguorje

Equally of note is the people's rich cultural heritage and arts. There are areas of tourist attractions such as:

• (*) The Mambilla Tourist Centre, which comprises mountain ranges of Adamawa,     Obudu; Shebshi and Alantika.
• (*) Gashaka Games Reserve,
• (*) The mysterious rock formations at Kpambo and
• (*) Marmara pond, Wukari