Zangon Kataf

Zangon Kataf

Nietcen-A̱fakan
Maba̱ta̱do, Mabarado
Zangon Kataf Nietcen-A̱fakan Maba̱ta̱do, Mabarado
LGA and Town
	Zangon Kataf
	Coordinates: 9°48′N 8°18′E / 9.8°N 8.3°E
Country	Nigeria
State	Kaduna State
Headquarters	Zonkwa
Government
• Type	Democracy
• Chairman	Francis Sani Zimbo
Area
• Total	996 sq mi (2,579 km2)
Population (2006)
• Total	318,991
• Density	433/sq mi (167.0/km2)
	2006 National Census
Time zone	UTC+1 (WAT)
ISO 3166 code	NG.KD.ZK

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 in the chiefdom of the Atyap. Other towns include: Batadon (Madakiya), Chenkwon (Samaru Kataf), Kamantan, Anchuna and Kamuru. It has an area of 2,579 km² and a population of 318,991 at the 2006 census.^[3] The postal code of the area is 802.^[4]

History

Following the creation Kaduna and Katsina from the old North-Central State in 1989, Zangon Kataf LGA was also created from the old Kachia LGA in the same year.^[5]

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.^[6]

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.^[7]

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)
Mean daily maximum °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)
Mean daily minimum °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^[7]

Government and politics

Boundaries

Zangon Kataf Local Government Area (LGA) shares boundaries with Kachia LGA to the west, Kajuru LGA to the northwest, Kauru LGA to the north and northeast, Kaura LGA to the southeast, Jema'a LGA to the south and Jaba LGA to southwest, respectively.^[8]^[9]

Administrative subdivisions

The Local Government Area is divided into the following administrative subdivides or electoral wards:^[10]^[11]

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

List of council chairmen

Juri Babang Ayok^[12] (19??-1992)
Timmy Kambai^[13]
Elias Manza^[14] (2018-2021)
Francis Sani Zimbo^[15] (2021-date)

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:

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

Cuisine

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 tsuntswa in the Tyap tongue (kunu tsuntswa 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

Bala Achi †, historian, writer
Katung Aduwak, filmmaker
Rachel Bakam †, entertainer, TV presenter
Ishaya Bakut †, military service
Isaiah Balat †, entrepreneur, politician
DJ Bally, DJ, music producer, voiceover artist, and TV personality
Nuhu Bature †, paramount ruler
Musa Bityong †, military service
Harrison Bungwon †, engineer, paramount ruler
Bala Ade Dauke †, politician, paramount ruler
Marok Gandu †, heroic figure
Sunday Marshall Katung, lawyer, politician
Toure Kazah-Toure †, historian, activist, pan-Africanist
Matthew Hassan Kukah, clergy
Yohanna Sidi Kukah, paramount ruler
Zamani Lekwot, military service
Blessing Liman, military service
Kyuka Lilymjok, lawyer, writer, academic
Yohanna Madaki †, military service
Christopher Gwabin Musa, military service
Ishaya Shekari, military service
Ayuba Gora Wobin, paramilitary service
Dominic Yahaya, paramount ruler
Andrew Yakubu, engineer
Paul Samuel Zamani, clergy

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