Dorofi
Encyclopedia
Dorofi is a small town on the Mambilla Plateau
in Taraba State
in Central Eastern part of Nigeria
. It is 40 km from Gembu
, the Sardauna
Local Government Area
headquarters. It has a temperate
climate, with a mean air temperature of 17.5 °C (63.5 °F). It is among the coldest towns in Nigeria. Dorofi's landscape consists of undulating hills and valleys with beautiful scenery. The people of Dorofi engage in small-scale farming down the hills and grazing up the hills. Views from different sites of Dorofi show plantations of eucalyptus
, used for building materials as well as a source of energy for domestic work and warming in cold winters.
With proximate distance to Cameroon
republic, businesses prosper in both buying/selling as well as currency exchange. The population of Dorofi is about 5,000, with about 10% graduates who work in different institutions across the country. Young people from surrounding villages further their education in Dorofi.
Activities in Dorofi include traditional dances of the Fulani
, Mambila
and Kaka which are celebrated during Muslim
and Christian
festive seasons. The Muslim festivals are characterised by horse riding competition called Kilisa in Fulani language
.
Mambilla Plateau
The Mambilla Plateau is a highland region, found in Taraba State of Nigeria. This highland region, is the northern continuation of the Bamenda Highlands of Cameroon....
in Taraba State
Taraba State
Taraba State is a state of Nigeria, named after the Taraba River which traverses the southern part of the state. Taraba's capital is Jalingo.-History:...
in Central Eastern part of Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
. It is 40 km from Gembu
Gembu, Nigeria
Gembu is a town found on the mambilla plateau in Taraba State of Nigeria. It is the headquarters of Sardauna Local Government Area in Taraba state.Sitting at an average elevation of about above sealevel, it is among the high elevated towns in Nigeria....
, the Sardauna
Sardauna
Sardauna Local Government Area is located in the extreme southeast of Taraba State in Nigeria. It sits atop the Mambilla Plateau, which is dotted by other towns such as Maisamari and Nguroje. The capital of the LGA is Gembu, which is the principal town of various ethnic groups, such as Mambilla,...
Local Government Area
Local Government Areas in Nigeria
||Nigeria has 774 Local Government Areas .Each local government area is administered by a Local Government Council consisting of a chairman who is the Chief Executive of the LGA, and other elected members who are referred to as Councillors....
headquarters. It has a temperate
Temperate
In geography, temperate or tepid latitudes of the globe lie between the tropics and the polar circles. The changes in these regions between summer and winter are generally relatively moderate, rather than extreme hot or cold...
climate, with a mean air temperature of 17.5 °C (63.5 °F). It is among the coldest towns in Nigeria. Dorofi's landscape consists of undulating hills and valleys with beautiful scenery. The people of Dorofi engage in small-scale farming down the hills and grazing up the hills. Views from different sites of Dorofi show plantations of eucalyptus
Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus is a diverse genus of flowering trees in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Members of the genus dominate the tree flora of Australia...
, used for building materials as well as a source of energy for domestic work and warming in cold winters.
With proximate distance to Cameroon
Cameroon
Cameroon, officially the Republic of Cameroon , is a country in west Central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Cameroon's coastline lies on the...
republic, businesses prosper in both buying/selling as well as currency exchange. The population of Dorofi is about 5,000, with about 10% graduates who work in different institutions across the country. Young people from surrounding villages further their education in Dorofi.
Activities in Dorofi include traditional dances of the Fulani
Fula people
Fula people or Fulani or Fulbe are an ethnic group spread over many countries, predominantly in West Africa, but found also in Central Africa and Sudanese North Africa...
, Mambila
Mambila
The Mambila or Mambilla people of Nigeria and Cameroon live on the Mambilla plateau and on the Tikar Plain in Cameroon as well as in several small villages further north towards the town of Banyo. The preferred ethnonym is Mambila in Cameroon and Mambilla in Nigeria...
and Kaka which are celebrated during Muslim
Muslim
A Muslim, also spelled Moslem, is an adherent of Islam, a monotheistic, Abrahamic religion based on the Quran, which Muslims consider the verbatim word of God as revealed to prophet Muhammad. "Muslim" is the Arabic term for "submitter" .Muslims believe that God is one and incomparable...
and Christian
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
festive seasons. The Muslim festivals are characterised by horse riding competition called Kilisa in Fulani language
Fula language
The Fula or Fulani language is a language of West Africa. It is spoken as a first language by the and related groups from Senegambia and Guinea to Cameroon and Sudan...
.