Jei District
Jei (Unguwar Gaiya)
Jei Unguwar Gaiya | |
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  Jei (Unguwar Gaiya) | |
| Coordinates: 09°48′N 08°24′E / 9.800°N 8.400°E[1] | |
| Country |  Nigeria |
| State | Kaduna State |
| LGA | Zangon Kataf |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (WAT) |
| Climate | Aw |
Jei (Hausa: Unguwar Gaiya) is district of Zangon Kataf Local Government Area, southern Kaduna state in the Middle Belt region of Nigeria.[1] The postal code for the area is 802130.[2][3][4][5]
Settlements[edit]
[6][7] The following are some major settlements in Jei district include:
- Apyia Gbaza (H. Kangwaza)
- Apyinzwang
- Akputuut
- Ashong Ashyui (H. Jankasa)
- Atak Njei (H. Gidan Gata)
- Atyecarak (Attachirak; H. Kacecere)
- Awak
- Chenkwon (H. Samaru Kataf)
- Langson
- Madoo
- Magata (also Afan Tsaai)
- Magaya (H. Ung. Gaiya)
- Majuju (H. Ung. Juju)
- Makarau
- Makwakhwu (H. Kurmin Dawaki)
- Manchong
- Manyi Aminyam
- Manyi Ashyui
- Manta Ason
- Matagama
- Mavwuong
- Mayayit (H. Ung. Jaba)
- Sop Akoo (H. Mabushi) I, II
Demographics[edit]
The district is primarily made up of Atyap people, traditionally the territory of the Jei sub-clan of the Agbaat clan.
Economy[edit]
The economic base of the area is agriculture. However, there are other non-agricultural businesses operating especially in the bigger settlements such as Chenkwon (Samaru Kataf).
Note[edit]
- 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. ISBN 978-978-54678-5-7. Pp. 9–245.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Ungwan Gaya, Unguwar Gaya, Zangon Kataf, Kaduna State, Nigeria". mindat.org. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ "Nigeria Postcode". Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ "Post Offices- with map of LGA". NIPOST. Archived from the original on 2009-10-07. Retrieved 2020-09-28.
- ^ "Unguwar Gaiya World Postal Codes: Nigeria". World Postal Code. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ "Unguwar Gaiya (Jei), Zangon Kataf, Kaduna, Nigeria". Mapanet. Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ "Unguwar Gaya, Zangon Kataf, Kaduna State, Nigeria". Retrieved September 28, 2020.
- ^ Achi et al (2019) p. 11
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