Kaduna state
Kaduna (, جىِهَر كَدُنا; مدينة كدونا; , ; ) is a States of Nigeria, state in the northwest geopolitical zone of Nigeria. The state capital is its namesake, the city of Kaduna (city), Kaduna, which was the List of Nigerian ...
in the
Middle Belt
Middle Belt (also spelt Middle-Belt) or Central Nigeria is a term used in human geography to designate a belt region stretching across central Nigeria longitudinally and forming a transition zone between Northern and Southern Nigeria. It is ...
region of
Nigeria
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, ...
. The postal code of the area is 802139.
Geography
Landscape
Kanai possesses an elevation of 802m.
Climate
Kanai Mali (H. Gora Gida) has 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
Gworok, (also ; ), is a large town in Southern Kaduna, southern Kaduna State, Middle Belt Nigeria. It is located in the Kaura, Nigeria, Kaura Local Government Area of Nigeria, Local Government Area. Gworok is a Christian-dominated town. It is h ...
and
Zonkwa
Zonkwa (Jju language, Jju: A̱zunkwa) is the Zangon Kataf Local Government Area as well as the Bajju people, Bajju Chiefdom headquarters, in Southern Kaduna, southern Kaduna state in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria.
Geography Landscape
Zonkwa ...
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Settlements
Achi et al (2019) p. 11 The following are some major settlements in Kanai district include:
* Adidyong
* Atabat Atanyeang
* Atabum
* Atak Ma-Gangkwon
* Apyifak
* Apyimbu
* Ayak
* Aza Magoni
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Bafoi
Bafoi (also Bafoi Kanai, Bafai Gora) is a village in Kanai, Nigeria, Kanai district of Zangon Kataf, Zangon Kataf Local Government Area in Southern Kaduna, southern Kaduna state in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria. The postal code of the area is ...
Atyap people
The Atyap people ( Tyap: ''A̱tyap'', singular: ''A̱tyotyap''; exonyms: Jju: ''Ba̱tyap''; Hausa: ''Kataf'', ''Katab'') are an ethnic group found majorly in Zangon-Kataf, Kaura and Jema'a Local Government Areas of southern Kaduna State and ...
.
Population
At the 1963 Nigerian population census, the population of the entire district was put at 8,660. On the
Kaduna State
Kaduna (, جىِهَر كَدُنا; مدينة كدونا; , ; ) is a States of Nigeria, state in the northwest geopolitical zone of Nigeria. The state capital is its namesake, the city of Kaduna (city), Kaduna, which was the List of Nigerian ...
government estimate for 1991, however, the population was put at 17,290.Achi et al (2019), p. 36.
Economy
Agriculture
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is the major occupation of the people, being that the area is primarily rural.
Domestic water supply
A survey carried out in 2012 in three villages in the district namely, Sankhwap (Runji), Kanai Mali (H. Gora Gida), and Sagwaza, covering 88 households discovered that over half of them rely on shallow hand-dug wells and natural
water bodies
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which are prone to drought, with only 3% of them able to harvest rainwater for usage.
DJ Bally
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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 electo ...
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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 ...
References
; Bibliography
* 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.