Katagum is a town, a local government area and a traditional emirate in Bauchi State of northern Nigeria. The town is located on the northern bank of the Jama'are River, which is a tributary of the Hadejia. Most of the inhabitants are Muslim, along with people from the Fulani, Guddirawa, Kanuri, Hausa, Mangawa, Bade, Karekare, Ngizim, Shirawa, or Tashenawa tribes. Chief agricultures include peanuts (groundnuts), sorghum, millet, rice, cowpeas, cotton, indigo, and gum arabic. Livestock includehorses, cattle, goats, sheep, donkeys and a lot of poultry.