Zangon Kataf
Zangon Kataf () 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 km and a population of 318,991 at the 2006 census. The postal code of the area is 802. 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. 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. Climate Zangon Kataf town and environs have 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 and Zonkwa. 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. Administrative subdivisions The Local Government Area is divided into the following administrative subdivides or electoral wards: 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: 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.