Zangon Kataf ( Tyap: Nietcen-A̱fakan) is a

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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 ...

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. Its headquarters is in the town of

Zonkwa Zonkwa is the Zangon Kataf Local Government Area as well as the Bajju Chiefdom headquarters, in southern Kaduna state in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria. Geography Landscape Zonkwa possesses an elevation of 798m. Climate Zonkwa has an avera ...

. It is also a name of a town ( Tyap: Nietcen-A̱fakan) in the chiefdom of the Atyap. Other towns include: Batadon (Madakiya), Cenkwon (Samaru Kataf), Kamantan, Anchuna Sarki and

Kamuru Kamuru (also Kamaru, Kamuru Station, Kamaru Ikulu) is a town in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area in southern Kaduna state in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria. It is the headquarters of the Akulu chiefdom. The postal code of the area is 802. ...

. It has an area of 2,579 km and a population of 318,991 at the 2006 census. The

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of the area is 802.

Geography

Landscape

In Zangon Kataf LGA, the mountain with the highest peak is Kacecere (Atyecarak) Hill with a height of 1022m and prominence of 98m. Other mountains are: Kankada Hill (1007m), Bako Hill (949m), Madauci Hill (939m), Ashafa Hill (856m), Kabam Hill (814m), and Antang Hill (742m). Bako Hill, however, has the highest prominence of 155m.

Climate

Zangon Kataf town and environs have an average annual temperature of about , average yearly highs of about and lows of , with zero rainfalls at the ends and beginnings of the year with a yearly average precipitation of about , and an average humidity of 53.7%, similar to that of neighbouring towns Kagoro and

Government and politics

Boundaries

Zangon Kataf

shares boundaries with Kachia

to the west, Kajuru

to the northwest, Kauru

to the north and northeast, Kaura

to the southeast, Jema'a

to the south and Jaba

to southwest respectively.

Admistrative subdivisions

The

is divided into the following administrative subdivides or electoral wards: * Atak Nfang (H. Zaman Dabo) *Gidan Jatau *Ikulu (Bakulu) * Jei (H. Unguwar Gaya) *Kamantan (Anghan) * Kanai (H. Gora) *Madakiya (J. Bata̱don) *Unguwar Rimi (J. Za̱nta̱ra̱kpat) *Zango Urban (T. Nietcen-A̱fakan) *

* Zonzon

Demographics

Population

Zangon Kataf

according to the March 21, 2006 national population census was put at 318,991. Its population was projected by th
''National Population Commission of Nigeria and National Bureau of Statistics''
to be 430,600 by March 21, 2016.

People

The people

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ly belong to the Atyap (Nenzit) Ethno-Linguistic group. These people include: the Bajju, Atyap proper, Bakulu,

Anghan The Anghan (Kamantan) are found in Zanngo Kataf and Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna state, in the Middle Belt area of Nigeria. Distribution The Anghan people are mainly found in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of southern Kaduna State ...

and A̱tyeca̠rak. There are also the Hausa

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elements and other Nigerian peoples settling among the

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people.

Languages

The five indigenous people found in the

speak related dialects of a common language, Tyap. The largest of them is Jju, closely followed by Tyap proper, then by Kulu, then by Nghan and then by Tyeca̱rak. However, due to the British colonial influence, Hausa language is also widely spoken.

Culture

Traditional states

There are four chiefdoms in the

, namely: # Akulu chiefdom, headed by the Agwom Akulu, Agwom Yohanna Sidi Kukah.

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. # Anghan chiefdom, headed by Ngbiar

, Ngbiar Adam Alkali.

at Fadan Kamantan. #

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. Peopl ...

, headed by the A̱gwatyap (A̱gwam A̱tyap), A̱gwam (Sir) Dominic Gambo Yahaya (KSM).

at A̠tak Njei, Zangon Kataf. # Bajju chiefdom, headed by the A̱gwam Ba̱jju, A̱gwam Nuhu Bature A̱chi (OON).

Cuisine

The major

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enjoyed by the people of Zangon Kataf include: * Ka̱ti/Kpukpei (a semi-liquid

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made from coarse

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and

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) * Tuk (flour paste) - which can be eaten with any kind of

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one desires. *

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and

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are also well consumed in this divide of the earth. The main non- alcoholic drinks synonymous with this region is known as ta̱bwai in the Tyap tongue (''kunu'' in Hausa). The region has also for long been

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for the

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of the

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known as ''a̱kan'' in Tyap proper and Tyeca̠rak, ''dikan'' in Jju and ''burukutu'' in Hausa, although its

has been banned in some areas.

Notable people

Bala Achi Bala Achi (2 December 1956 – 5 April 2005) was a renowned Niɡerian historian, writer and academician. Early life and education Bala Achi was born into the family of Achi Kanan and Zuciya Achi on 2 December 1956. He was the third child of th ...

, historian, writer *

Katung Aduwak Katung Aduwak (born March 21, 1980) was the winner of the premier edition of the ''Big Brother Nigeria'' reality TV show aired between March 5 and June 4, 2006. He hails from Zonkwa, Kaduna State, Nigeria and is a scriptwriter, producer and dir ...

, filmmaker *

Rachel Bakam Rachel Bakam (11 September 1982 – 13 April 2021) was a Nigerian actress, writer, TV presenter and producer, and an anti-human trafficking ambassador. She was the CEO and managing director of Rayzeds Media Ltd, Founder and president of the ...

, entertainer, TV presenter * Ishaya Bakut, military service *

Isaiah Balat Isaiah Chawai Balat (23 October 1952 – 18 February 2014) was a Nigerian politician and businessman from Southern Kaduna, southern Kaduna State. He was the Senator of the Federal Republic of Nigeria representing for Kaduna South from May 2003 ...

, entrepreneur, politician * DJ Bally, DJ, music producer, voiceover artist, and TV personality * Nuhu Bature, paramount ruler *

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, military service *

Harrison Bungwon Engr. Dr. Harrison Yusuf Bungwon (Tyap: Harrison Isuu Bunggwon) FNSE (25 November 1949 – 6 April 2016) was a paramount ruler of Atyap Chiefdom a Nigerian traditional state in southern Kaduna State, Nigeria. He was also known by the title ''A ...

, engineer, paramount ruler *

Bala Ade Dauke Bala Ade Dauke Gora (January 4, 1931 - January 1, 2005) was the first indigenous District Head in Southern Zaria and first monarch of the Atyap Chiefdom, a Nigerian traditional state in southern Kaduna State, Middle Belt (central) Nigeria. He w ...

, politician, paramount ruler *

Marok Gandu Marok Gandu, also Marock Gandu and Marok Gandu of Magata (18?? - 1902) was a West African anti-slave raiding Atyap people, Atyap war leader who died in defense of his homeland. Gandu was He was later captured by the Hausa people, Hausa forces l ...

, heroic figure *

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, lawyer, politician *

Toure Kazah-Toure Toure Kazah-Toure (1959 - 1 July 2017) was a Nigerian academic, activist, and pan-Africanist. His admiration for founding Guinean president, Ahmed Sékou Touré, led to his adoption of the name "Toure". He was a history lecturer and researcher ...

, historian, activist, pan-Africanist * Matthew Hassan Kukah, clergy *

Yohanna Sidi Kukah Yohanna Sidi Kukah is the incumbent monarch of Akulu chiefdom of the Bakulu people in southern Kaduna State, Middle Belt, Nigeria. He is also known by the title ''Agwom Akulu II''. He was reported by ''The Cable'' to have been kidnapped on Janu ...

, paramount ruler *

Zamani Lekwot Zamani Lekwot (born 19 July 1944) in Jankasa, is a retired Nigerian Army major general who served as the military governor of Rivers State, Nigeria from July 1975 to July 1978 during the military administration of Generals Murtala Muhammed and Olu ...

, military service *

Blessing Liman Blessing Liman (born 13 March 1984), is a Nigerian military personnel of the Nigerian Air Force best known for being Nigeria's first female military pilot. Life Blessing Liman was born on 13 March, 1984 in Zangon Kataf, Kaduna State, Northern Ni ...

, military service * Kyuka Lilymjok, lawyer, writer, academic * Yohanna Madaki, military service *

Ishaya Shekari Air Vice Marshal Ishaya Aboi Shekari CON was the military Governor of Kano State from September 1978 to October 1979, during which he led the transition to the Second Nigerian Republic government of Muhammadu Abubakar Rimi. Early life Shekar ...

, military service *

Dominic Yahaya Dominic Gambo Yahaya (born January 10, 1950) is the current monarch of Atyap Chiefdom, a Nigerian traditional state in southern Kaduna State, Nigeria. He is also known by the title ''Agwatyap III''. Early life and education Yahaya was born in Ta ...

, paramount ruler * Andrew Yakubu, engineer * Paul Samuel Zamani, clergy

References

External links

{{Kaduna State Local Government Areas in Kaduna State

Geography

Landscape

Climate

Government and politics

Boundaries

Admistrative subdivisions

Demographics

Population

People

Languages

Culture

Traditional states

Cuisine

Notable people

See also

References

External links