Takum borders the Republic of Cameroon in the south, Ussa Local Government to the west, Donga Local Government to the north, District within Takum are Angwan Dutse, Angwa Abuja, Tikari, Fadama, Gahwetun, Akenten, Acha Nyim, Chanchanji (Peva), Sufa, Shimta, Kufi, Muji, Akenten, Lufu, Kashimbilla, Kpaasan, Likam, Bete, Malumshe, Jidu, Tampwa, Dumse, Nyayirim, Barki Lissa, Acha Sarka, Sabon Gida Yukuben etc.

[citation needed] Major tribes are the Kuteb, Ichen, Kpanzon, Tiv, Chamba, and Hausa.

[1] Located adjacent to the montane borderland between Nigeria and Cameroon, Takum spans an area of 2,503 km2 with a population of 135,349 at the 2006 census.

Even in modern Politics and Government, the seniority factor among the Kutebs still accounts rulers since 1500 AD.

Takum, a tropical wet and dry climate, has a yearly temperature of 31.41°C (88.54°F), which is 1.95% higher than Nigeria's norms.