Takau District

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Takau
District
Takau is located in Nigeria
Takau
Takau
Coordinates: 09°34′N 08°18′E / 9.567°N 8.300°E / 9.567; 8.300[1]
Country Nigeria
StateKaduna State
LGAJema'a
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (WAT)
ClimateAw

Takau[2] is a district in Fantswam (Kafanchan) Chiefdom of Jema'a Local Government Area in southern Kaduna state in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria.[1] It is a suburban area of the town of Kafanchan. The postal code of the area is 801139.[3]

Etymology[]

The word Takau comes from two words in the Fantswam dialect of the Tyap language, ka̠tak ka̠koo, meaning "leeward side of mahogany trees".

Demographics[]

Ethnic composition[]

Indigenous people[]

The indigenous people of Takau are the Fantswam people. The district consists of villages occupied by this people.

Atyap peoples[]

The Atyap ethnolinguistic group is composed of about eight subgroups of which the Fantswam are a part. Other members of this group with significant populations in the area include: Agworok, Asholyio, Atakad, Atyap and Bajju.

Other ethnicities[]

Other peoples found in Takau district include those of Southern Kaduna extract, most notably the Gwong, Ham, Nikyob-Nindem; the Igbo people, most of whom came during the early part of the 20th century after the Kafanchan railway line was completed in 1927. They make up a significant population in the area and live mostly in quarters built for the railway workers.[4]

Religion[]

The main religion practiced in this area is Christianity. The Protestant denomination is the larger one, especially among indigenous people and Catholicism especially among Igbos. There are a number of churches in Takau, including: ECWA 1, ECWA 2, ECWA Gospel, St. Timothy Catholic church, and others.

Politics[]

Government[]

Takau is led by a District Head, appointed by the Agwam Fantswam (Chief of Kafanchan), who has under him Village Heads and each village head likewise has Ward Heads under his authority.

Village units[]

Takau is made up of settlements such as:[3]

  1. Baita (also Bainta)
  2. Kuka
  3. Madaki
  4. Maji
  5. Sot Rago (H. Ungwa Rago)
  6. Sot Shemang (H. Ungwa Shemang)
  7. Takau Bunian (also Takau I, Ma-Kanat)
  8. Takau Kali (also Zagyong; H. Takau Gida)
  9. Takau Takai (also Takau II; Ma-Akau)
  10. Yashie (Nyanshyie)

Education[]

The Kafanchan campus of the Kaduna State University is located in Takau. There are also a number of primary and secondary (high) schools such as Government secondary school, Takau, amongst others.

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Takau, Takau, Jema'A, Kaduna State, Nigeria". mindat.org. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  2. ^ "Takau". Geolocated. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Nigeria Postcode". Retrieved September 25, 2020.
  4. ^ Archibong, Maurice (October 26, 2006). "Kafanchan: Rising from rot wrought by Railways' woes". Daily Sun. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
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