Dorofi

Dorofi
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Dorofi
Coordinates: 6°34′00″N 11°25′00″E / 6.5666667°N 11.4166667°E / 6.5666667; 11.4166667Coordinates: 6°34′00″N 11°25′00″E / 6.5666667°N 11.4166667°E / 6.5666667; 11.4166667
Country	Nigeria
State	Taraba State
LGA	Sardauna
Elevation	1,661 m (5,449 ft)
Time zone	WAT (UTC+1)

Dorofi is a small town on the Mambilla Plateau in Taraba State^[1] 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.^[2] 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.

External links

• Map of Dorofi

Reference

1. ^ http://discovertaraba.com/index.php/mambilla
2. ^ http://www.academicjournals.org/jgrp/PDF/pdf2010/Jun/Odjugo.pdf