Jei (
Hausa: ''Unguwar Gaiya'') is district of
Zangon Kataf Local Government Area,
southern
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Kaduna state
Kaduna State ( ha, Jihar Kaduna جىِهَر كَدُنا; ff, Leydi Kaduna, script=Latn, ; kcg, Sitet Kaduna) is a state in northern Nigeria. The state capital is its namesake, the city of Kaduna which happened to be the 8th largest city in ...
in the
Middle Belt
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region of
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
.
The postal code for the area is 802130.
Settlements
[Achi et al (2019) p. 11] The following are some major settlements in Jei district include:
* Apyia Gbaza (H. ''Kangwaza'')
* Apyinzwang
* Akputuut
*
Ashong Ashyui (H. ''Jankasa'')
* Atak Njei (H. ''Gidan Gata'')
* Atyecarak (Attachirak; H. ''Kacecere'')
* Awak
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Chenkwon
Cenkwon (Samaru Kataf) is a town in Jei District of Zangon Kataf Local Government Area in southern Kaduna state in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria. The postal code of the area is 802.
People
Language
Education
In terms of education, the ...
(H. ''Samaru Kataf'')
* Langson
* Madoo
* Magata (also Afan Tsaai)
* Magaya (H. ''Ung. Gaiya'')
* Majuju (H. ''Ung. Juju'')
* Makarau
* Makwakhwu (H. ''Kurmin Dawaki'')
* Manchong
* Manyi Aminyam
* Manyi Ashyui
* Manta Ason
* Matagama
* Mavwuong
* Mayayit (H. ''Ung. Jaba'')
* Sop Akoo (H. ''Mabushi'') I, II
Demographics
The district is primarily made up of
Atyap people
The Atyap people (Tyap: ''A̱tyap'', singular: ''A̱tyotyap''; Hausa exonym: ''Kataf'', ''Katab'') are an ethnic group found majorly in Zangon-Kataf, Kaura and Jema'a Local Government Areas of southern Kaduna State, Nigeria. They speak the Ty ...
, traditionally the territory of the Jei sub-clan of the Agbaat clan.
Economy
The economic base of the area is
agriculture
Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to ...
. However, there are other non-agricultural businesses operating especially in the bigger settlements such as
Chenkwon
Cenkwon (Samaru Kataf) is a town in Jei District of Zangon Kataf Local Government Area in southern Kaduna state in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria. The postal code of the area is 802.
People
Language
Education
In terms of education, the ...
(Samaru Kataf).
Note
* Achi, B.; Bitiyonɡ, Y. A.; Bunɡwon, A. D.; Baba, M. Y.; Jim, L. K. N.; Kazah-Toure, M.; Philips, J. E. ''"A Short History of the Atyap"'' (2019). Zaria: Tamaza Publishinɡ Co. Ltd. . Pp. 9–245.
See also
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Atak Nfang
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Atyap chiefdom
Atyap Chiefdom is a Nigerian traditional state of the Atyap people, located on the upper Kaduna River basin of the central Nigeria plateau in the Middle Belt. Its headquarters is at A̠tak Njei, Zangon Kataf, southern Kaduna state, Nigeria.
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Kanai
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List of villages in Kaduna State
This is a list of villages and settlements in Kaduna State, Nigeria organised by local government areas of Nigeria, local government area (LGA) and district/area (with postal codes in Nigeria, postal codes also given).
By postal code
By elector ...
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Zango Urban
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Zonzon
Zonzon is a district and a village community in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area, southern Kaduna state in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria. The postal code for the area is 802138.
Settlements
Achi et al (2019) p. 11 The following are some m ...
References
Populated places in Kaduna State
Atyap chiefdom
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