Zangon Kataf

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Zangon Kataf
Nietcen-A̱fakan
Maba̱ta̱do
LGA and Town
Country Nigeria
StateKaduna State
HeadquartersZonkwa
Government
 • TypeDemocracy
 • ChairmanDr. Elias Manza[1]
Area
 • Total996 sq mi (2,579 km2)
Population
 (2006)
 • Total318,991
 • Density433/sq mi (167.0/km2)
 2006 National Census
Time zoneUTC+1 (WAT)

Zangon Kataf (Tyap: Nietcen-A̱fakan) is a Local Government Area in southern Kaduna State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in the town of Zonkwa. 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 and Kamuru. It has an area of 2,579 km2 and a population of 318,991 at the 2006 census.[2] The postal code of the area is 802.[3]

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.[4]

Climate[]

Zangon Kataf town and environs have an average annual temperature of about 24.8 °C (76.6 °F), average yearly highs of about 28.6 °C (83.5 °F) and lows of 18.8 °C (65.8 °F), with zero rainfalls at the ends and beginnings of the year with a yearly average precipitation of about 28.1 mm (1.11 in), and an average humidity of 53.7%, similar to that of neighbouring towns Kagoro and Zonkwa.[5]

Climate data for Katab (2020 data)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 31
(88) 		33
(91) 		34
(93) 		34
(93) 		31
(88) 		29
(84) 		26
(79) 		25
(77) 		27
(81) 		29
(84) 		30
(86) 		29
(84) 		29.8
(85.6)
Average high °C (°F) 29
(84) 		32
(90) 		34
(93) 		33
(91) 		30
(86) 		27
(81) 		24
(75) 		22
(72) 		24
(75) 		28
(82) 		29
(84) 		31
(88) 		28.6
(83.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 24
(75) 		26
(79) 		29
(84) 		29
(84) 		26
(79) 		24
(75) 		21
(70) 		20
(68) 		22
(72) 		25
(77) 		25
(77) 		26
(79) 		24.8
(76.6)
Average low °C (°F) 15
(59) 		17
(63) 		21
(70) 		22
(72) 		20
(68) 		19
(66) 		18
(64) 		17
(63) 		18
(64) 		20
(68) 		19
(66) 		19
(66) 		18.8
(65.8)
Record low °C (°F) 14
(57) 		16
(61) 		20
(68) 		21
(70) 		21
(70) 		20
(68) 		19
(66) 		18
(64) 		19
(66) 		19
(66) 		18
(64) 		15
(59) 		18.3
(64.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 0
(0) 		1
(0.0) 		3.1
(0.12) 		13.5
(0.53) 		35.5
(1.40) 		54.2
(2.13) 		71.2
(2.80) 		69
(2.7) 		60.3
(2.37) 		29.3
(1.15) 		0.1
(0.00) 		0
(0) 		28.1
(1.11)
Average precipitation days 0 1 4 12 23 28 31 30 29 18 0 0 14.7
Average relative humidity (%) 24 18 28 48 66 80 88 90 86 61 32 23 53.7
Source: World Weather Online[5]

Government and politics[]

Boundaries[]

Zangon Kataf Local Government Area shares boundaries with Kachia Local Government Area to the west, Kajuru Local Government Area to the northwest, Kauru Local Government Area to the north and northeast, Kaura Local Government Area to the southeast, Jema'a Local Government Area to the south and Jaba Local Government Area to southwest respectively.[6][7]

Admistrative subdivisions[]

The Local Government Area is divided into the following administrative subdivides or electoral wards:[8][9]

  • 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)
  • Zonkwa
  • Zonzon

Demographics[]

Population[]

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

People[]

The people predominantly belong to the Atyap (Nenzit) Ethno-Linguistic group. These people include: the Bajju, Atyap proper, Bakulu, Anghan and A̱tyeca̠rak. There are also the Hausa settler elements and other Nigerian peoples settling among the aboriginal people.

Languages[]

The five indigenous people found in the Local Government Area 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 Local Government Area, namely:

  1. Akulu chiefdom, headed by the Agwom Akulu, Agwom Yohanna Sidi Kukah. Headquarters at Kamuru.
  2. Anghan chiefdom, headed by Ngbiar Anghan, Ngbiar Adam Alkali. Headquarters at Fadan Kamantan.
  3. Atyap chiefdom, headed by the A̱gwatyap (A̱gwam A̱tyap), A̱gwam (Sir) Dominic Gambo Yahaya (KSM). Headquarters at A̠tak Njei, Zangon Kataf.
  4. Bajju chiefdom, headed by the A̱gwam Ba̱jju, A̱gwam Nuhu Bature A̱chi (OON). Headquarters at Zonkwa.

Cuisine[]

Pounded yam (Tyap: tuk a̱cyi, Jju: tuk dicyi) and egusi soup

The major cultural delicacies enjoyed by the people of Zangon Kataf include:

  • Ka̱ti/Kpukpei (a semi-liquid food made from coarse corn flour and vegetables)
  • Tuk (flour paste) - which can be eaten with any kind of soup one desires.
  • Pork and dog meat 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 synonymous for the brewing of the alcoholic drink known as a̱kan in Tyap proper and Tyeca̠rak, dikan in Jju and burukutu in Hausa, although its brewing has been banned in some areas.

Notable people[]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Zango Kataf Council Chairman Thanks el-Rufai, Anticipates Exciting Tenure". NewNigerianNewsPapers. May 24, 2018. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  2. ^ "Kaduna State of Nigeria". City Population. Retrieved September 26, 2020.
  3. ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on October 7, 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  4. ^ "Zangon Kataf". Peakvisor. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Katab Monthly Climate Averages, Kaduna, NG". World Weather Online. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  6. ^ "Latest violence in Southern Kaduna Longest on record - Report". Premium Times Nigeria. February 12, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
  7. ^ "Kaduna-State-Political-Map". VON. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  8. ^ "Zangon Kataf Sub divisions". mindat.org. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  9. ^ James, Ibrahim (2000). The Settler Phenomenon in the Middle Belt and Problems of National Integration in Nigeria. Jos, Nigeria: Midland Press. ISBN 9783481169.

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