The Dadiya people of Gombe State are found in Balanga local government, while those in Adamawa and Taraba are found spread in Lamurde and Karim-Lamido Local government area respectively.
Popular settlements in Dadiya includes Anguwan magaji, lookwila, lookulakuli, loogolwa, looja, lofiyo, lobasi, loofa, loodib, loobware other settlements are kafin bawa, Dogon dutse, Mai-tunku, Bambam, Balaifi, Tunga, Delifla, Sabara, Yelwa, Nasarawo among others.
The Dadiya people have no access road that connects the villages.
The Nigeria government neglected the Dadiya land and their people because they do not have many of its people in the government that will lobby and bring development to Dadiya land.
Dadiya settlements were originally located in and around the Muri Mountains.