Adara people
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 Adara troup at SK Fest 2024 | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 381,000[citation needed] | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| Nigeria | |
| Languages | |
| Adara | |
| Religion | |
| Christianity, Traditional Religion, Islam | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Bakulu, Ham, Koro, Bajju, Atyap, Afizere, Berom, Jukun, Kuteb, Efik, Igbo, Yoruba, Edo and other Benue-Congo peoples of Middle Belt and southern Nigeria |
Adara people (also Eda;[1] exonyms: Hausa: Kadara; Tyap: Á̱nietswaywan), are an ethnic group in the Middle Belt who speak the Adara language, a north Plateau language of Nigeria.[2]
Dio Awemi Maisamari is the National president of Adara Development Association (ADA)[3] with his assistant Luke Waziri assistant secretary of the association.[4]
Some estimates place the population of the Adara people at around 381,000. About 55% of the Adara are Christians while some also adhere to Islam.[citation needed]
Location
Adara people can be found in the sub-saharan African Countries and they are only found in Nigeria. They can be found in Benue and some parts of Kaduna state like Kajuru and Kachia local government areas. Communities along the area include Magunguna, Idazo, Ungwan Galadima, Ungwan Guza, Etissi, Ungwan Ma’aji, Ungwan Dantata, Ungwan Araha 1 & 2, Ungwan Goshi, Ungwan Shaban, Ungwan Jibo, Ungwan Maijama’a, Ungwan Sako, Ungwan Maidoki and Ungwan Masaba.[5]
